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Automotive Functional Safety Testing - Training & Certification

This Automotive Functional Safety Training is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of ISO 26262 and the principles of developing safety-critical automotive electrical and electronic (E/E) systems.

The program covers the complete functional safety lifecycle, including Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA), Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) determination, functional and technical safety concepts, hardware and software safety development, safety analysis techniques such as FMEA, FTA, and FMEDA, verification and validation, safety case development, and compliance with industry standards.

Through practical exercises, real-world automotive case studies, and exposure to industry tools, participants will gain the knowledge and skills required to design, develop, test, and validate safe, reliable, and standards-compliant automotive systems for conventional vehicles, electric vehicles (EVs), ADAS, and Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs).


Training Code: NES_SK_39189

Duration: 40 Hrs/ 4 Weeks / Customized

Mode: Corporate (Instructor Led - Online / Offline / Onsite), Individual (Instructor Led - Online / Offline)

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Module 1 - Introduction to Functional Safety

  • Introduction to Automotive Safety
  • Evolution of Functional Safety
  • Why Functional Safety?
  • Safety vs Reliability
  • Safety vs Security
  • Automotive Electronic Systems
  • Software Defined Vehicles (SDV)
  • Autonomous Driving Safety Challenges
  • Safety Regulations
  • Overview of ISO 26262
  • Functional Safety Lifecycle
  • Item Definition
  • Safety Management

Module 2 – ISO 26262 Standard Overview

  • Structure of ISO 26262
  • Parts 1–12
  • Scope
  • Vocabulary
  • Safety Lifecycle
  • Safety Culture
  • Confirmation Measures
  • Functional Safety Management
  • Safety Planning
  • Documentation Requirements

Module 3 – Automotive E/E Architecture

  • Automotive Electronics
  • ECU Architecture
  • Sensors
  • Actuators
  • CAN
  • LIN
  • FlexRay
  • Automotive Ethernet
  • MOST
  • Power Distribution
  • Redundancy
  • Domain Controllers
  • Zonal Architecture
  • ADAS ECUs

Module 4 – Hazard Analysis & Risk Assessment (HARA)

  • Hazard Identification
  • Operational Situations
  • Hazardous Events
  • Severity Classification
  • Exposure Classification
  • Controllability
  • ASIL Determination
  • Risk Matrix
  • Safety Goals
  • Hazard Logs

Module 5 – ASIL Determination

  • QM
  • ASIL A
  • ASIL B
  • ASIL C
  • ASIL D
  • ASIL Decomposition
  • Safety Requirements Allocation
  • Examples

Module 6 – Functional Safety Concept

  • Functional Safety Requirements
  • Safety Goals
  • Safe States
  • Fault Tolerant Time Interval
  • Functional Safety Architecture
  • Safety Mechanisms
  • Redundancy
  • Diagnostics
  • Monitoring
  • Fail Safe
  • Fail Silent
  • Limp Home
  • Degraded Mode

Module 7 – Technical Safety Concept

  • Technical Safety Requirements
  • Hardware Allocation
  • Software Allocation
  • Safety Architecture
  • Interface Requirements
  • Safety Mechanisms
  • Timing Requirements
  • Diagnostics
  • Error Handling

Module 8 – Hardware Functional Safety

  • Hardware Development Process
  • Random Hardware Failures
  • Single Point Fault
  • Latent Fault
  • Residual Fault
  • Diagnostic Coverage
  • SPFM
  • LFM
  • PMHF
  • Hardware Metrics
  • Hardware Safety Analysis

Module 9 – Software Functional Safety

  • Software Safety Lifecycle
  • Software Architecture
  • Freedom from Interference
  • Defensive Programming
  • Coding Guidelines
  • MISRA C
  • Static Analysis
  • Dynamic Analysis
  • Unit Testing
  • Integration Testing
  • Software Safety Mechanisms
  • Memory Protection
  • Timing Protection
  • Exception Handling

Module 10 – Safety Analysis Techniques

  • FMEA
  • Functional FMEA
  • Design FMEA
  • Process FMEA
  • FTA
  • Fault Tree Development
  • Minimal Cut Sets
  • FMEDA
  • Failure Modes
  • Diagnostic Coverage
  • Failure Rate Analysis
  • STPA Introduction
  • DFA
  • Common Cause Analysis
  • Dependent Failure Analysis

Module 11 – Verification & Validation

  • Safety Verification
  • Safety Validation
  • Requirement Traceability
  • Test Planning
  • Unit Test
  • Integration Test
  • System Test
  • Vehicle Test
  • Fault Injection Testing
  • Coverage Analysis
  • Tool Qualification
  • Regression Testing

Module 12 – Functional Safety Assessment & Certification

  • Functional Safety Audit
  • Functional Safety Assessment
  • Safety Case
  • Safety Argument
  • Confirmation Reviews
  • Independent Assessment
  • Release for Production
  • Production Monitoring
  • Field Monitoring
  • Lessons Learned

Module 13 – Cybersecurity & Functional Safety

  • Relationship between Safety & Security
  • Overview of ISO/SAE 21434
  • Secure ECU
  • Secure Boot
  • Secure OTA Updates
  • Threat Analysis
  • TARA
  • Impact on Functional Safety

Module 14 – ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle Functional Safety

  • Functional Safety in ADAS
  • Camera Systems
  • Radar
  • LiDAR
  • Sensor Fusion
  • Autonomous Driving
  • Drive-by-Wire
  • Brake-by-Wire
  • Steering-by-Wire
  • AI Safety
  • SOTIF Introduction
  • ISO 21448
  • Industry Case Studies

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