Master's program

Winter semester

Electrical Engineering / Computer Science / Mechatronics

Mathematics / Mechanical Engineering

Master Functional Safety Engineering

Learning objectives:

The student is able to:

• understand the fundamentals of functional safety and reliability of computer systems
  • basic terms and characteristic values
  • basic concepts
  • relevant standards
• learn the methods that serve to increase the reliability of computer systems
  • redundancy concepts
  • error handling
  • error tolerance
• learn s.th. about the methods to analyze the functional safety and reliability of computer systems
  • qualitative methods
  • reliability calculation
  • calculation of safety parameters

Learning results with regard to the objectives of the course of study:

• Gaining a deeper knowledge about the specific electrical fundamentals
• Acquiring enhanced and applied subject-specific basics
• Identifying and classifying complex electro-technical and interdisciplinary tasks
• Being confident in the ability to apply and evaluate analytical methods
• Being able to create and evaluate solving methods independently
• Gaining important and profound experience in the area of practical technical skills and engineering activities
• Working and researching in national and international contexts
  

Literature:

• Lecture notes (script)/slides are going to be handed out at the beginning of the lecture.
• Börcsök J., Electronic Safety Systems, Hüthig 2004
• Börcsök J., Functional Safety, Hüthig, 2006
• More reference literature is going to be recommended in the course.

Learning content:

• This lecture deals with the basic principles of the reliability and functional safety of computer systems and with the corresponding methods to analyze and calculate safety-related computer systems.

Period

Winter semester

Teaching form

4 SWS

Credits

Study program

Master FUSE (2016)

Learning objectives:

The student is able to:

• understand the fundamentals of functional safety and reliability of computer systems
  • basic terms and characteristic values
  • basic concepts
  • relevant standards
• learn the methods that serve to increase the reliability of computer systems
  • redundancy concepts
  • error handling
  • error tolerance
• learn s.th. about the methods to analyze the functional safety and reliability of computer systems
  • qualitative methods
  • reliability calculation
  • calculation of safety parameters

Learning results with regard to the objectives of the course of study:

• Gaining a deeper knowledge about the specific electrical fundamentals
• Acquiring enhanced and applied subject-specific basics
• Identifying and classifying complex electro-technical and interdisciplinary tasks
• Being confident in the ability to apply and evaluate analytical methods
• Being able to create and evaluate solving methods independently
• Gaining important and profound experience in the area of practical technical skills and engineering activities
• Working and researching in national and international contexts

Literature:

• Lecture notes (script)/slides are going to be handed out at the beginning of the lecture.
• Börcsök J., Electronic Safety Systems, Hüthig 2004
• Börcsök J., Functional Safety, Hüthig, 2006
• More reference literature is going to be recommended in the course.

Learning content:

This lecture deals with the basic principles of the reliability and functional safety of computer systems and with the corresponding methods to analyze and calculate safety-related computer systems.

Period

Winter semester

Teaching form

4 SWS:

Credits

Study program

Computer Science

FUSE (Functional Safety Engineering)

Learning outcomes, competences, qualification objectives

The learner can:
- develop and test programs, function blocks and functions according to the international standard IEC 61131-3,
- explain the functionality of the language elements
- organize, classify and analyze program sequences with the help of the IEC 61131-3 standard,
- formally document and critically evaluate results.

Learning outcomes in relation to the course objectives:
- Acquire in-depth knowledge in mathematical and scientific areas
- Acquire in-depth knowledge in electrical engineering-specific fundamentals
- Acquire extended and applied subject-specific fundamentals
- Recognize and classify complex electrical engineering and interdisciplinary tasks
- Confidently apply and evaluate analytical methods
- Independently develop and evaluate solution methods
- Familiarize oneself with new areas of research, Conducting research and evaluating the results
- In-depth and important experience in practical technical and engineering activities
- Working and researching in national and international contexts

Period

Winter semester

Teaching form

4 SWS

Credits

Study program

Computer Science

FUSE (Functional Safety Engineering)

Period

Winter semester

Teaching form

2 SWS

Credits

Study program

Computer Science

FUSE (Functional Safety Engineering)

Period

Winter semester

Event no.

Teaching form

4 SWS:

Block seminar

Credits

Study program

Computer Science

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Pool FB16

Mechatronics

Mathematics

Industrial Engineering and Management

FUSE

Intended learning outcomes:
Structure and mode of operation of process computer systems, their hardware and software components, basics of control options using process computers, modeling of processes, mathematical descriptions of the processes to be controlled or regulated

Learning content:

Structure of processes, mathematical model descriptions, structure of process computer and automation systems, structure and mode of operation of peripheral units, real-time properties, programming and tool selection, presentation of commercially available systems and tools with reference to the application, example applications from various applications

Period

Winter semester

Teaching form

4 SWS

Credits

Study program

FUSE

Pool FB16

Intended learning outcomes:

Students have become familiar with the basic approach to the development of safety structures in vehicles according to the state of the art.
Students are now able to understand the different safety architectures based on functional safety.
Learning outcomes related to the compulsory elective module:
- Acquisition of in-depth knowledge of ISO 26262 for the automotive sector
- Acquisition of extended and applied subject-specific basics of safety engineering
- Basic knowledge of complex electrotechnical safety architectures in automotive engineering
- Confident evaluation of analytical safety architectures
- Independent development and evaluation of solution methods

Learning outcomes in relation to the course objectives:
- Acquire knowledge of the ISO 26262 standard
- Safely apply and evaluate safety-related concepts to determine ASIL ratings.
- Acquire in-depth knowledge of safety-related electronic structures in motor vehicles.
- Acquire in-depth knowledge to determine reliability parameters of different safety-related architectures in the motor vehicle environment.
- Acquisition of in-depth knowledge of special reliability models for hardware and software in vehicles.
- Recognition and classification of complex electrical engineering and interdisciplinary tasks in the context of functional safety in the automotive environment.
- Independent development and evaluation of solution methods in the automotive engineering environment.
- In-depth and important experience in technical and engineering procedures of complex safety systems in automotive engineering.
- Acquire in-depth knowledge of diagnostic, inspection and test structures for architecture models in safety-related systems.

Course content:
ehrin Introduction to probability theory
Reliability and reliability parameters
System properties, system limits, system analysis
Safety engineering terminology
Benefits of safety and reliability engineering
Relationships between safety, quality and reliability
Standardization, organizations, standardization procedures
Ethics, roles and responsibilities
Case studies
Reliability and safety standards
Terms and parameters
Requirements for fault detection
Risk and hazard
Risk and hazard analysis
Example: EPS steering system in motor vehicles
Reliability and safety technology
Safeguarding methods
Calculation methods
Simplifications
Reliability of complex systems
Calculation of safety parameters
Reliability models for hardware and software in motor vehicles
Providing proof of safety
Important estimation methods

Period

Winter semester

Teaching form

2 SWS

Credits

Study program