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Introduction to Functional Safety in Automotive Systems

  • Understanding functional safety concepts
  • The importance of ISO 26262 in automotive development
  • Scope and objectives of the standard
  • Relationship between hardware, software, and system safety

Overview of ISO 26262 Safety Management Processes

  • Structure and parts of ISO 26262
  • Safety lifecycle and management activities
  • Roles and responsibilities within safety projects
  • Safety culture and organisational processes

ISO 26262 Compliance and Legal Considerations

  • Understanding compliance requirements
  • Legal and regulatory implications of functional safety
  • Documentation and evidence requirements
  • Preparing organisations for ISO 26262 adoption

Functional Safety Concepts and Principles

  • Core functional safety terminology
  • Safety goals and safety requirements
  • Automotive Safety Integrity Levels (ASIL)
  • ASIL determination and decomposition concepts

Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment

  • Identifying hazards in automotive systems
  • Conducting Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA)
  • Determining risk levels and safety requirements
  • Developing safety goals and mitigation strategies

Safety-Oriented System Design

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

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 practices for safety-critical systems
  • Software verification and testing approaches

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
  • Preparing safety evidence

Certification and Industry Implementation

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

Practical Workshop and Course Review

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

Requirements

  • Automotive development experience.

Audience

  • Engineers
  • Developers
  • Manufacturing professionals
  • Managers
  • Technical leads
  • Quality assurance engineers
  • Technicians
 28 Hours

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