Unclouding the Meaning of ASIL Decomposition May 21st, 2019 The concept of ASIL decomposition mentioned in ISO 26262 provides us with an opportunity to lower the ASIL of a… Learn More
You Win Some, You Checksum May 18th, 2018 I love Annex D within Part 5 of the ISO 26262:2011 standard, probably more than I should. It is where… Learn More
Calculating Diagnostic Coverage Feb 20th, 2018 But what do we do when there are multiple safety mechanisms applicable simultaneously to cover against a single failure mode?… Learn More
Determining Diagnostic Coverage Jan 18th, 2018 Diagnostic coverage is a measure of effectiveness of the diagnostics implemented in the system. Mathematically, it is the ratio of… Learn More
Sticking to the Basics: HARA Jul 12th, 2017 The HARA can easily become a tedious task to complete when the number of functions and scenarios increase. Below are… Learn More
Safe is Lean: Failing Faster with FMEAs Jun 26th, 2017 Take, for instance, the FMEA. It is probably a fair statement to say the typical automotive engineer would not associate… Learn More
Understanding the Level of Abstraction in ISO 26262 Jan 24th, 2017 To illustrate this, the qualitative analysis of requirements can be performed at multiple levels: A system level analysis to ensure… Learn More
Random Failure vs. Systematic Failure: Through the Looking Glass Oct 11th, 2016 Put more simply, systematic failures are mistakes or oversights in the design. A systematic failure is caused by human error…. Learn More
Methods to Navigate the Complex Landscape of Embedded Software Sep 12th, 2016 I’ll be presenting on this topic at the upcoming medini analyze User Conference scheduled to be held in Troy, MI on… Learn More
