Amazon.com description: Product Description: Ever since control applications have begun to rely more on artificial rather than on human brains, employing computers in decision-making has resulted in new kinds of problems related to the safe and reliable operation of automatic equipment. The 2nd IFAC Workshop on Safety and Reliability in Emerging Control Technologies held at Daytona Beach, Florida, USA, 1-3 November 1995, therefore focused on the safety and reliability of computer systems that are being used, or have been designed for use, in control. The Workshop succeeded in attracting a large amount of industrial participation and achieved a good balance between industry, academia and government-supported institutions. This publication contains the papers presented at the Workshop and reflects the state-of-the-art in industrial and academic practice.