APSYS
Encyclopedia
APSYS is a subsidiary of Cassidian (an EADS
company).
APSYS was created in 1985 and specializes in safety
and reliability engineering for Life-critical system
, using techniques such as ZSA
, PRA, FMECA
and Fault Tree Analysis
.
Markets include Aviation, Defence, Space, Nuclear Energy, Rail, Oil and Gas Industries.
EADS
The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V. is a global pan-European aerospace and defence corporation and a leading defence and military contractor worldwide...
company).
APSYS was created in 1985 and specializes in safety
Safety engineering
Safety engineering is an applied science strongly related to systems engineering / industrial engineering and the subset System Safety Engineering...
and reliability engineering for Life-critical system
Life-critical system
A life-critical system or safety-critical system is a system whose failure ormalfunction may result in:* death or serious injury to people, or* loss or severe damage to equipment or* environmental harm....
, using techniques such as ZSA
Zonal safety analysis
Zonal Safety Analysis is one of three analytical methods which, taken together, form a Common Cause Analysis in aircraft safety engineering under SAE ARP4761. The other two methods are Particular Risks Analysis and Common Mode Analysis . Aircraft system safety requires the independence of...
, PRA, FMECA
FMECA
Failure mode, effects and criticality analysis is an extension of failure mode and effects analysis . FMEA is a bottom-up, inductiveanalytical method which may be performed at either the functional or piece-part level...
and Fault Tree Analysis
Fault tree analysis
Fault tree analysis is a top down, deductive failure analysis in which an undesired state of a system is analyzed using boolean logic to combine a series of lower-level events...
.
Markets include Aviation, Defence, Space, Nuclear Energy, Rail, Oil and Gas Industries.
Projects
Some of the notable past and current Apsys projects are as follows:- Airbus A380Airbus A380The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, a subsidiary of EADS. It is the largest passenger airliner in the world. Due to its size, many airports had to modify and improve facilities to accommodate it...
- Airbus A350Airbus A350The Airbus A350 is a family of long-range, wide-body jet airliners under development by European aircraft manufacturer Airbus.A consortium originally comprising European aerospace companies from the UK, France, Spain and West Germany, Airbus is now fully owned by EADS and since 2001 has been known...
- Airbus A400MAirbus A400MThe Airbus A400M, also known as the Atlas, is a multi-national four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. It was designed by Airbus Military as a tactical airlifter with strategic capabilities. The aircraft's maiden flight, originally planned for 2008, took place on 11 December 2009 in...
- Airbus A340Airbus A340The Airbus A340 is a long-range four-engine wide-body commercial passenger jet airliner. Developed by Airbus Industrie,A consortium of European aerospace companies, Airbus is now fully owned by EADS and since 2001 has been known as Airbus SAS. a consortium of European aerospace companies, which is...
- French Atomic Commission (CEA)Commissariat à l'Énergie AtomiqueThe Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives or CEA, is a French “public establishment related to industrial and commercial activities” whose mission is to develop all applications of nuclear power, both civilian and military...
Software Products
- SIMFIA - A Safety AnalysisSafety engineeringSafety engineering is an applied science strongly related to systems engineering / industrial engineering and the subset System Safety Engineering...
and Simulation Tool - SIMLOG - An ILSIntegrated logistics supportIntegrated logistics support is an integrated approach to the management of logistic disciplines in the military, similar to commercial product support or customer service organisations...
Tool - DIAGSYS - A Fault DiagnosisMachine fault diagnosisMachine fault diagnosis is a field of Mechanical Engineering concerned with finding faults arising in machines. A particularly well developed part of it applies specifically to rotating machinery, one of the most common types encountered...
Tool