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Introduction to Functional Safety in Automotive Systems

  • Core concepts of functional safety
  • The critical role of ISO 26262 in automotive development
  • Defining the scope and objectives of the standard
  • Interdependencies between hardware, software, and system safety

Overview of ISO 26262 Safety Management Processes

  • Anatomy and components of ISO 26262
  • The safety lifecycle and key management activities
  • Defining roles and responsibilities within safety initiatives
  • Cultivating a safety-oriented culture and organizational processes

ISO 26262 Compliance and Legal Considerations

  • Navigating specific compliance requirements
  • Legal and regulatory impacts of functional safety
  • Mandates for documentation and evidence preservation
  • Strategies for preparing organizations for ISO 26262 adoption

Functional Safety Concepts and Principles

  • Essential terminology in functional safety
  • Establishing safety goals and requirements
  • Automotive Safety Integrity Levels (ASIL)
  • Concepts related to ASIL determination and decomposition

Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment

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

Safety-Oriented System Design

  • Converting safety goals into technical specifications
  • Architecting safety concepts and system designs
  • Key system-level safety considerations
  • Implementing safety mechanisms and fault handling protocols

Technical Safety Requirements

  • Developing robust technical safety concepts
  • Defining hardware and software safety needs
  • Ensuring traceability from requirements to implementation
  • Planning for verification and validation

Hardware Development for Functional Safety

  • Considerations for hardware design
  • Evaluating hardware architectural metrics
  • Utilizing failure analysis techniques
  • Integrating safety mechanisms into electronic components

Software Development for Functional Safety

  • Processes for safety-conscious software development
  • Principles of software architecture and design
  • Best practices in coding for safety-critical systems
  • Approaches to software verification and testing

Supporting Processes and Safety Activities

  • Managing configurations effectively
  • Implementing change control procedures
  • Maintaining documentation and traceability
  • Qualifying tools and ensuring confidence in software utilities

Verification, Validation, and Safety Assessment

  • Executing concept verification tasks
  • Testing methodologies for safety-critical environments
  • Conducting reviews, analysis, and validation
  • Compiling comprehensive safety evidence

Certification and Industry Implementation

  • Strategies for ISO 26262 certification
  • Addressing common implementation hurdles
  • Industry best practices for automotive firms
  • Applying ISO 26262 in practical project scenarios

Practical Workshop and Course Review

  • Applying ISO 26262 methodologies to automotive case studies
  • Engaging in safety analysis exercises
  • Reviewing functional safety documentation
  • Recap of key learnings and forward-looking steps

Requirements

  • Prior experience in automotive development is required.

Target Audience

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

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