We consider the reuse of knowledge in the analysis, design, and assurance of safety-critical appliances. We refer to this knowledge as safety patterns for whom a considerable amount of literature has been published. However, relationships across this literature seem relatively unexplored. Our first analysis indicates, e.g. scattered information about properties and combinations of such patterns. In this paper, we present results of the first stage of a three-staged literature study. With these results we aim to stimulate discussion and request for comments for the subsequent stages we are going to conduct -- a systematic mapping study and a systematic literature review.     «

We consider the reuse of knowledge in the analysis, design, and assurance of safety-critical appliances. We refer to this knowledge as safety patterns for whom a considerable amount of literature has been published. However, relationships across this literature seem relatively unexplored. Our first analysis indicates, e.g. scattered information about properties and combinations of such patterns. In this paper, we present results of the first stage of a three-staged literature study. With these...     »