Functional Safety Consultancy
Functional Safety is the absence of unreasonable risk of physical injury due to malfunctioning of a product. This assurance can be achieved through adherence to state-of-the-art safety standards. The international standard, IEC 61508 delineates guidelines to apply, design, deploy and maintain safety-related systems. Furthermore, tailored standards like ISO 26262 for the automotive sector, ISO 13849 for machinery, and ISO 25119 for agriculture have been introduced to meet industry-specific safety requirements. These standards collectively address compliance in three key dimensions – technical, process and organizational compliance.
Benefits
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Assurance of safety of the product
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Improvement to the overall quality of the product
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Reduced legal liability in the event of accidents or failures
Consultancy Services
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Functional safety management
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Creating safety concepts – HARA, FSC, TSC, FTA, FMEA, FMEDA, hardware and software safety concepts
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Functional safety gap analysis
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Internal functional safety audits
Core technology in functional safety
Autonomous Driving /
ADAS
Autonomous vehicle applications like Robotaxis and Robotrucking depend on complex sensors like LiDARs, Cameras, Radars and Ultrasound to perceive the environment and use high performance computers to map, plan and control the decisions of the vehicle. The success of Autonomous vehicle applications depends on the efficiency and correctness of these components and how they interact with each other. Designing such complex applications requires a strong foundation in the areas of systems engineering, functional safety and quality management.
Electromobility
With the goal of cutting down vehicle emissions, battery and hybrid electric vehicles have become a popular automobile choice. These vehicles use a battery as the primary source of energy to power and propel them. Operation of a battery requires additional functionality on the vehicle like battery charge management and high voltage energy management. Strong system, safety and quality processes are required to ensure fast and efficient development of such battery systems.
Robotics and AI
Robotics have surged in popularity across diverse fields, including industrial automation, agriculture and last-mile delivery of consumer goods. One of the driving forces that has enabled robots to learn quickly is Artificial intelligence through machine learning. AI equips robots with essential capabilities to perceive their environment, a vital aspect for ensuring the safe and secure control of their movements. Systems and safety engineering play a pivotal role in robotics, intertwining advanced technology to bolster safety measures and optimize system performance.
