Course detail
Functional Safety
FSI-XFB-K Acad. year: 2021/2022 Winter semester
The basic content of the course is a review of requirements and methods of solution of functional safety in various branches of industry.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
6
Supervisor
Learning outcomes of the course unit
The course allows the students to take up on the knowledge obtained in previous studies in the field of risk management and reliability and to broaden it with the given fields.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of mathematics and management of quality and reliability in the extent of previous studies at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering is expected.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics presented in lectures.
According to the possibility of teaching can be organized lectures for students by practitioners and excursions to companies focused on activities related to the course content.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Requirements for course-unit credit award: active participation in lectures and seminars, semestral work elaboration, test; in justified cases, the lecturer may set alternative requirements.
Aims
The aim of the course is to introduce the students to the requirements on functional safety of different types of products and the methods of achieving it.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Seminars are compulsory, attendance is monitored. In justified cases alternative form of tuition, solution of individual semestral project.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme N-KSB-K: Quality, Reliability and Safety, Master's, compulsory
Type of course unit
Guided consultation in combined form of studies
17 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Introduction to the problem of functional safety (safety vs. security).
2. Basic terms and definitions of functional safety.
3. Requirements on functional safety of machinery.
4. Requirements on functional safety of automobiles.
5. Requirements on functional safety of rail vehicles.
6. Methods of safety analysis.
7. Practical realization of safety requirements.
8. Verification of functional safety.
9. Methods of software development for functional safety (V-model).
10. Advanced methods of software development for functional safety.
11. Integrated development of safe products.
12. Life cycle of a safe product.
13. Special cases of functional safety solutions.
Guided consultation
35 hours, optionally
Syllabus
1. Block diagram of a control system.
2. Motivational case study.
3. Calculation of performance level (PL).
4. Calculation of performance level (PL).
5. Calculation of safety integrity level (SIL).
6. Calculation of safety integrity level (SIL).
7. Calculation of automotive safety integrity level (ASIL).
8. Calculation of automotive safety integrity level (ASIL).
9. Case studies.
10. Solution of assigned task.
11. Solution of assigned task.
12. Solution of assigned task.
13. Presentation of case studies. Test.