| Module name | Mathematical Models for Safety Systems |
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| Type of module | Compulsory |
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Learning results,
competencies, qualification goals | The student is able to:
- derive and apply mathematical procedures and methods in accordance with international standards
- explain and evaluate the functionality of safety-related systems
- derive, interpret and analyze different relevant safety parameters
- model and analyze various safety architectures
- derive, design and apply various methods and concepts in order to determine safety parameters and analyze them in accordance with international standards.
Learning results with regard to the objectives of the course of study:
- Gaining deeper insight into the mathematical and natural science areas.
- Gaining a deeper knowledge about the specific electrical basics.
- Acquiring enhanced and applied subject-specific basics.
- Identifying and classifying complex electro-technical and interdisciplinary tasks.
- Being confident in the ability to use and evaluate analytical methods.
- Being able to create and evaluate solving methods independently.
- Familiarising oneself with new areas of knowledge, running searches and assessing the results.
- Gaining important and profound experience in the area of practical technical skills and engineering activities.
- Working and researching in national and international contexts.
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| Types of courses | 4 SWS (semester periods per week): 2 SWS lecture
2 SWS exercise |
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| Course contents | - Designing mathematical models for the analysis and evaluation of safety-related systems.
- Creating different procedures for the determination of safety-related parameters.
- Learning about the correct use and interpretation of international guidelines, standards and norms.
- Detecting quality characteristics in the field of hardware and software engineering.
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Teaching and learning methods
(forms of teaching and learning) | Lecture, presentation, learning by teaching, self-regulated learning, problem-based learning |
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| Frequency of the module offering | Winter term |
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| Language | English |
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Requirements for the
participation in the module | Prerequisites according to examination regulations |
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| Student workload | 180 h: 60 h attendance studies
120 h personal studies |
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| Academic performances | None |
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Precondition for the
admission to the
examination performance | None |
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| Examination performance | Written examination 120-180 min. or oral examination 20-40 min. |
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Number of credits
of the module | 6 credits
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| In charge of the module | Prof. Dr. Josef Börcsök |
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| Teacher of the module | Prof. Dr. Josef Börcsök and his co-workers |
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| Forms of media | Projector, black board, piece of paper |
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| Literature references | - Börcsök, Josef, Functional Safety - Basic Principles of Safety-related Systems Hüthig-Verlag Heidelberg, 2007
- Börcsök, Josef, Electronic Safety Systems - Hardware Concepts, Models and Calculations, Hüthig-Verlag Heidelberg, 2004
- IEC/EN 61508 (2010). International Standard: 61508 Functional safety of electrical electronic programmable electronic safety-related systems Part1-Part7, Geneva
- IEC/EN 61511 (2010). International Standard: 61511 Functional safety - Safety instrumented systems for the process industry sector, Geneva.
- IEC 61131-3 (2003) Programmable controllers- part 3: Programming languages, International Electro-technical Commission.
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