Introduction to STAMP, STPA and CAST Jan 22nd, 2024 The System Theoretic Accident Model and Processes (STAMP) framework is an accident causality model based on system theory that was… Learn More
What to Expect with Version 3 of ISO 26262 Jan 2nd, 2024 Functional safety is evolving to keep pace with the rapidly shifting automotive landscape. In the past few years, we have… Learn More
Beyond the Battery: Functional Safety in Electric Vehicles Dec 5th, 2023 ISO 26262: Road Vehicles – Functional Safety ISO 26262 defines best practices for functional safety and guiding product development on… Learn More
Preventing the Occurrence of a Hazard: FTTI at the Concept Level (Part 2) Jan 6th, 2020 Considering that FTTI represents the design constraint, it is useful to establish terminology that captures what is actually achieved by… Learn More
Unit Testing: Four Step Software Verification Process Jul 18th, 2019 A unit test is a method that instantiates a small portion of any application and verifies its behavior independently from… Learn More
Preventing the Occurrence of a Hazard: FTTI at the Concept Level May 15th, 2019 This challenge is recognized in the ISO 26262 Road Vehicle – Functional Safety Standard [1]. This period of time is… Learn More
Commanding the Roadways Apr 8th, 2019 We left before dawn. Once I got to the steady pace of the Ohio Turnpike, traffic started to pick up;… Learn More
Verification vs Validation: Functional Safety Jul 31st, 2018 These processes are commonly confused for one another while each of them actually serves a very specific purpose. Verification… Learn More
Confirmation Measures Close Up Apr 17th, 2017 Throughout the safety life cycle, confirmation measures or verification reviews, are required for many of the required work products. These… Learn More