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 Duration 28 hours

Course Outline

Introduction to Functional Safety in Automotive Systems

  • Core concepts of functional safety
  • The role of ISO 26262 in automotive development
  • Scope and primary objectives of the standard
  • The interplay between hardware, software, and system safety

Overview of ISO 26262 Safety Management Processes

  • Structure and components of ISO 26262
  • Safety lifecycle and key management activities
  • Defining roles and responsibilities in safety projects
  • Cultivating a safety-oriented culture and organizational processes

ISO 26262 Compliance and Legal Considerations

  • Navigating compliance requirements
  • Legal and regulatory impacts of functional safety
  • Requirements for documentation and evidence
  • Preparing organizations for the adoption of ISO 26262

Functional Safety Concepts and Principles

  • Essential terminology in functional safety
  • Defining safety goals and safety 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 deriving safety requirements
  • Formulating safety goals and mitigation strategies

Safety-Oriented System Design

  • Converting safety goals into technical specifications
  • Designing safety concepts and system architectures
  • System-level safety considerations
  • Implementing safety mechanisms and fault handling strategies

Technical Safety Requirements

  • Developing technical safety concepts
  • Establishing hardware and software safety requirements
  • Maintaining traceability between requirements and implementation
  • Planning for verification and validation

Hardware Development for Functional Safety

  • Considerations for hardware design
  • Metrics for hardware architecture
  • Techniques for failure analysis
  • Applying safety mechanisms to electronic components

Software Development for Functional Safety

  • Processes for safety-oriented software development
  • Principles of software architecture and design
  • Coding standards for safety-critical systems
  • Approaches to software verification and testing

Supporting Processes and Safety Activities

  • Configuration management
  • Change management
  • Documentation and traceability management
  • Tool qualification and assurance of software tools

Verification, Validation, and Safety Assessment


  • Activities for concept verification
  • Testing strategies for safety-critical systems
  • Techniques for reviews, analysis, and validation
  • Compiling safety evidence

Certification and Industry Implementation

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

Practical Workshop and Course Review

  • Applying ISO 26262 methodologies to automotive scenarios
  • Executing safety analysis exercises
  • Evaluating functional safety documentation
  • Recap of key concepts and future steps

Requirements

  • Practical experience in automotive development.

Target Audience

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

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