Modeling of Safety Architectures in Automotive Systems

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Module nameModeling of Safety Architectures in Automotive Systems
Type of moduleSelectable mandatory module
Learning results,
competencies, qualification goals		The students are able to examine the different safety architectures by means of tool based analyses. The students have knowledge about the way of approaching the development of safety structures in a vehicle on the basis of the state of the art.

Learning results with regard to the selectable mandatory module:
  • Gaining deeper insight into the standard ISO 26262 for the automobile sector
  • Dealing with various analysis tools
  • Acquiring enhanced and applied subject-specific basics of safety engineering
  • Gaining basic knowledge about complex electrical safety architectures in the vehicle technology
  • Evaluating analytical safety architectures
  • Being able to create and evaluate solving methods independently
Types of courses4 SWS (semester periods per week):       2 SWS lecture
                                                                 2 SWS exercise
Course contents
  • The basic principles of safety engineering
  • Types of error
  • Using fault trees (FTA)
  • Examining deductive and inductive methods of analysis
  • Tool-based calculation of safety-related architectures using the tool "Fault Tree plus
  • Using FMEDA
  • Tool-based analysis
  • Examining various safety architectures
Teaching and learning methods
(forms of teaching and learning)		Lecture, presentation, learning by teaching, self-regulated learning, problem-based learning
Frequency of the module offeringSummer term / Winter term
LanguageEnglish
Requirements for the
participation in the module		Prerequisites according to examination regulations
Student  workload180 h:   60 h attendance studies
                      120 h personal studies
Academic performancesNone
Precondition for the
admission to the
examination performance		None
Examination performanceDepending on the number of participants: written exam 60 - 180 min. or oral exam 20 - 40 min.
Number of credits
of the module		6 credits and 1 credit of them applies to the integrated key competencies
In charge of the moduleProf. Dr. Josef Börcsök
Teacher of the moduleDr. Ing. Ossmane Krini
Forms of mediaProjector, black board, piece of paper, demonstrations and design work at the PC
Literature references
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  • F. Jondral, A. Wiesler, Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes, Teubner 2002
  • Börcsök, Josef, Functional Safety - Basic Principles of Safety-related Systems Hüthig-Verlag Heidelberg, 2007
  • Börcsök, Josef, Electronic Safety Systems - Hardware Concepts, Models and Calculations, Hüthig-Verlag Heidelberg, 2004
  • Martin Hillenbrand, Functional safety according to ISO 26262 in the concept phase of the development of electrical/electronic architectures of vehicles, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
  • Ross, H.-L., Functional Safety in the Automobile: The Challenge for Electromobility and Automated Driving, 2nd, completely revised edition. Hanser eLibrary. Munich: Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, 2019.
  • Ross, H.-L., Automotive functional safety: ISO 26262, systems engineering based on a safety life cycle and proven management systems. Munich: Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, 2014. www.hanser-elibrary.com/doi/book/10.3139/9783446438408.
  • Hillenbrand, M., Functional safety according to ISO 26262 in the concept phase of the development of electrical/electronic architectures of vehicles. Place of publication unascertainable: KIT Scientific Publishing, 2012. directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/48217.
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  • Schnieder, L. and Hosse, R. S., Guide Safety of the Intended Functionality: refining the safety of the intended function on the way to autonomous driving /  Lars Schnieder, René S. Hosse , Second edition. essentials. Wiesbaden: Springer Vieweg, 2020.
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  • Birolini, A., Reliability engineering: theory and practice, 8th edition. New York NY: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2017.
  • Birolini, A., Reliability engineering : theory and practice /  Alessandro Birolini, 5th ed. Berlin, New York: Springer, 2007.
  • Schnieder, L. and Hosse, R. S., Guide Safety of the Intended Functionality: refining the safety of the intended function on the way to autonomous driving /  Lars Schnieder, René S. Hosse , Second edition. essentials. Wiesbaden: Springer Vieweg, 2020.
  • Montenegro, S., Safe and fault-tolerant control systems: Development of safety-related systems. Munich, Vienna: Carl Hanser Verlag, 1999.

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