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 Duration 28 hours

Course Outline

Introduction to Functional Safety in Automotive Systems

  • Exploring core functional safety concepts
  • The critical role of ISO 26262 in automotive development
  • The scope and primary objectives of the standard
  • Interdependencies among hardware, software, and system safety

Overview of ISO 26262 Safety Management Processes

  • The structure and components of ISO 26262
  • Safety lifecycle phases and management activities
  • Defined roles and responsibilities in safety projects
  • Fostering a safety culture and establishing organizational processes

ISO 26262 Compliance and Legal Considerations

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

Functional Safety Concepts and Principles

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

Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment

  • Identification of hazards within 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

  • Translating safety goals into technical requirements
  • 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
  • Ensuring traceability between requirements and implementation
  • Planning verification and validation activities

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

  • Processes for safety-oriented software development
  • Software architecture and design principles
  • Coding practices for safety-critical systems
  • Approaches to software verification and testing

Supporting Processes and Safety Activities

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

Verification, Validation, and Safety Assessment

  • Verification activities for concepts
  • 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 challenges in implementation
  • Best practices for automotive organizations
  • Applying ISO 26262 in real-world projects

Practical Workshop and Course Review

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

Requirements

  • Experience in automotive development.

Target Audience

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

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