ISO 26262-3:2018: Concept phase

This course is about ISO 26262-3: Concept phase. All relevant clauses of this part of ISO 26262 are explained in the course. The following clauses are considered:

• Clause 5: Item definition

• Clause 6: Hazard analysis and risk assessment

• Clause 7: Functional safety concept

The following aspects are considered in Clause 5: Item definition:

• Definition of functions

• Creation of a Block Diagram

• Environmental conditions

• Legal aspects

• External measures

The following aspects are considered in Clause 6: Hazard analysis and risk assessment:

• Definition of hazardous scenarios

• Assessment of hazardous scenarios

• Detailed description of ISO 26262 parameters and categories for Exposure, Controllability and Severity (a lot of ISO 26262 examples are included)

• Determination of the ASIL according to ISO 26262 risk matrix

• Definition of safety goals

• Review of the hazard analysis and risk assessment

The following aspects are considered in Clause 7: Functional safety concept

• Refinement of the safety goals

• Derivation of functional safety requirements

• Preliminary architectural assumptions

• Review of the functional safety concept

The course includes two exercises. One exercise for Clause 6: Hazard analysis and risk assessment and one exercise for Clause 7: Functional safety concept.

In the exercises you will learn step by step how to create a hazard analysis and risk assessment and how to develop the functional safety concept for an electric vehicle and the safety goal "Avoid an unintented acceleration".

A possible solution for the exercises is presented in a video.