Dependability maintenance system, change accommodation cycle execution device, failure response cycle execution device, method for controlling dependability maintenance system, control program, and computer-readable storage medium storing the control program

A method for controlling a dependability maintenance system for maintaining dependability of a target system,

• the method comprising:
• a change accommodation cycle carried out by a change accommodation cycle execution device in the dependability maintenance system, for adding and/or modifying dependability description data indicative of a requirement and specification regarding the dependability of the target system, in accordance with a change in a requirement and specification regarding the target system, during development of the target system or during update of the target system in operation;
• a failure response cycle carried out by a failure response cycle execution device in the dependability maintenance system, for avoiding abort of the target system based on the dependability description data when occurrence of failure or a sign of failure is detected during operation of the target system, and
• when the failure response cycle execution device detects the occurrence of the failure or the sign of the failure and abort of the target system is unavoidable, transmitting a request for changing the dependability description data to the change accommodation cycle execution device.