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Introduction to Functional Safety in Automotive Systems

  • Key functional safety concepts
  • The significance of ISO 26262 in automotive development
  • Scope and aims of the standard
  • The interplay between hardware, software, and system safety

ISO 26262 Safety Management Processes Overview

  • Structure and components of ISO 26262
  • The safety lifecycle and associated management activities
  • Roles and responsibilities in safety-focused projects
  • Safety culture and organizational workflows

ISO 26262 Compliance and Legal Implications

  • Key compliance requirements
  • Legal and regulatory impacts of functional safety
  • Documentation and evidentiary needs
  • Preparing organizations for the adoption of ISO 26262

Core Functional Safety Concepts and Principles

  • Essential functional safety terminology
  • Safety goals and associated requirements
  • Automotive Safety Integrity Levels (ASIL)
  • ASIL determination and decomposition principles

Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment

  • Identifying hazards within automotive systems
  • Executing Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA)
  • Defining risk levels and safety requirements
  • Formulating safety goals and mitigation strategies

Safety-Focused System Design

  • Converting safety goals into technical requirements
  • Designing safety concepts and architectures
  • System-level safety considerations
  • Safety mechanisms and fault-handling approaches

Technical Safety Requirements

  • Developing technical safety concepts
  • Hardware and software safety requirements
  • Traceability between requirements and implementation
  • Verification and validation planning

Hardware Development for Functional Safety

  • Hardware design considerations
  • Hardware architectural metrics
  • Failure analysis techniques
  • Applying safety mechanisms to electronic components

Software Development for Functional Safety

  • Safety-oriented software development processes
  • Software architecture and design principles
  • Coding standards for safety-critical systems
  • Software verification and testing methods

Supporting Processes and Safety Activities

  • Configuration management
  • Change management
  • Documentation and traceability
  • Tool qualification and confidence in software tools

Verification, Validation, and Safety Assessment

  • Concept verification activities
  • Testing strategies for safety-critical systems
  • Reviews, analysis, and validation techniques
  • Compiling safety evidence

Certification and Industry Implementation

  • Overview of ISO 26262 certification approaches
  • Common implementation challenges
  • Best practices for automotive organizations
  • Applying ISO 26262 in real-world projects

Practical Workshop and Course Summary

  • Applying ISO 26262 methods to automotive scenarios
  • Conducting safety analysis exercises
  • Reviewing functional safety documentation
  • Summary of key concepts and subsequent steps

Requirements

  • Experience in automotive development.

Target Audience

  • Engineers
  • Developers
  • Manufacturing specialists
  • Managers
  • Technical leads
  • Quality assurance engineers
  • Technicians
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