ISO 26262 is the global standard for ensuring the safety of electrical and electronic (E/E) systems in road vehicles. This repository is a simple and structured place to understand the key concepts behind functional safety and how ISO 26262 helps engineers build safer automotive systems.
- ISO stands for International Organization for Standardization.
- It creates international standards used worldwide.
- These standards ensure quality, safety, and consistency across industries.
- ISO 26262 is a functional safety standard for road vehicles.
- It focuses on preventing hazards caused by failures in electrical and electronic systems.
- It provides a development framework to design, test, and validate safety‑critical automotive systems.
- Functional safety is the practice of ensuring systems behave safely even when faults occur.
- In ISO 26262, this means detecting failures, controlling them, and reaching a safe state.
- It ensures risks are reduced to an acceptable level.
ISO 26262 is divided into 12 parts, covering everything from vocabulary and management to hardware, software, and production. These parts guide the entire safety lifecycle.
For detailed notes, refer to the files listed below:
- Software Level of Functional Safety
- Hardware Level of Functional Safety
- System Level of Functional Safety
- Concept Phase of Functional Safety
- Management of Functional Safety
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