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Introduction to Functional Safety in Automotive Systems

  • Grasping the fundamentals of functional safety
  • The pivotal role of ISO 26262 in automotive development
  • Defining the scope and objectives of the standard
  • The interplay between hardware, software, and system safety

Overview of ISO 26262 Safety Management Processes

  • The structure and components of ISO 26262
  • Managing the safety lifecycle and key activities
  • Defining roles and responsibilities in safety projects
  • Fostering a safety culture and organizational processes

ISO 26262 Compliance and Legal Considerations

  • Interpreting compliance requirements
  • Legal and regulatory impacts of functional safety
  • Documentation and evidence obligations
  • Preparing organizations for ISO 26262 integration

Functional Safety Concepts and Principles

  • Key terminology in functional safety
  • Establishing safety goals and requirements
  • Automotive Safety Integrity Levels (ASIL)
  • Concepts of ASIL determination and decomposition

Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment

  • Identifying potential hazards in automotive systems
  • Executing Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA)
  • Assessing risk levels and defining safety requirements
  • Formulating safety goals and mitigation strategies

Safety-Oriented System Design

  • Converting safety goals into technical specifications
  • Designing robust safety concepts and architectures
  • Addressing system-level safety concerns
  • Implementing safety mechanisms and fault handling

Technical Safety Requirements

  • Creating technical safety concepts
  • Defining hardware and software safety requirements
  • Ensuring traceability from requirements to implementation
  • Planning verification and validation efforts

Hardware Development for Functional Safety

  • Key considerations in hardware design
  • Evaluating hardware architectural metrics
  • Techniques for failure analysis
  • Applying safety mechanisms to electronic components

Software Development for Functional Safety

  • Processes for safety-focused software development
  • Principles of software architecture and design
  • Coding best practices for safety-critical systems
  • Approaches to software verification and testing

Supporting Processes and Safety Activities

  • Managing configuration
  • Handling changes
  • Maintaining documentation and traceability
  • Qualifying tools and ensuring software tool confidence

Verification, Validation, and Safety Assessment

  • Verifying the safety concept
  • Testing strategies for safety-critical systems
  • Conducting reviews, analysis, and validation
  • Compiling safety evidence

Certification and Industry Implementation

  • Approaches to ISO 26262 certification
  • Common challenges in implementation
  • Best practices for automotive organizations
  • Applying ISO 26262 in practical scenarios

Practical Workshop and Course Review

  • Applying ISO 26262 methodologies to automotive cases
  • Performing safety analysis exercises
  • Evaluating functional safety documentation
  • Reviewing core concepts and next steps

Requirements

  • Background in automotive development.

Target Audience

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