Is Autonomy the Fifth Industrial Revolution? Jun 28th, 2021 Just as the world was transformed by the steam engine during the Industrial Revolution, our society continues to build on… Learn More
Key Takeaways from How to Avoid Five Common Mistakes in Automotive Functional Safety Webinar Oct 22nd, 2020 In the redundancy discussion, one questioner sought to clarify that the idea could be extended from sensors to actuators, and… Learn More
Just because it’s related to safety, doesn’t mean it’s in scope for functional safety. Jul 20th, 2020 Many industries have their own functional safety standard, such as ISO 26262 for road vehicles, IEC 61508 for industrial automation,… Learn More
Forward-Thinking: Product Safety Aspects in IATF 16949 (continued) Mar 4th, 2019 I) Training identified by the organization or customer for personnel involved in product-safety related products and associated manufacturing processes; ISO 26262:2011… Learn More
How Can Product Safety Aspects in IATF 16949 be Met by Following ISO 26262? Feb 12th, 2019 Since there is quite a bit of information, we will look at the Product Safety requirements included in IATF 16949:2016… Learn More
How Does Product Safety Relate to Functional Safety? Dec 11th, 2018 Since my experience stems from “the old days” (yes, this is showing my age!), we didn’t differentiate between Product and… Learn More
Take My Recommendation Nov 9th, 2018 In cases where the standard “recommends”, as opposed to “requires”, a subclause (if an ASIL is given in parentheses in… Learn More
Minimizing Item Definition Document Re-writes Sep 27th, 2017 However, such thinking doesn’t allow for technological progress. For example, a given system may need vehicle speed in order to… Learn More
What’s the Cost of Achieving Functional Safety? Sep 25th, 2017 Even though the supplier was very knowledgeable in this product, he had limited experience with functional safety engineering. During the… Learn More
