Challenges in the context of functional safety

Thank you very much for your interest in our online survey on functional safety.
Our survey is anonymous and no deductions can be made about your person.

What are the 3 biggest challenges your organization is facing in the context of functional safety development?

Lack of methods for identifying safety requirements for a reusable platform

Lack of methods for certifying a platform for use in different contexts

Difficulty to evaluate an architecture in terms of functional safety certification

Lack of methods for efficient commonality analysis across different product lines

Lack of strategy for communication with the supplier regarding their safety work

Lack of knowledge about the inner architecture of a subsystem delivered by a supplier

Difficulty in applying well-established safety analysis techniques (e.g. FMEA, FTA) to a platform

Difficulty in interpreting functional safety standards

Difficulty in communicating regarding functional safety

Others:

What trends and developments do you see in the context of functional safety?

Which of the following subjects would be interesting for you personally for a functional safety training course?

General introduction to the terms of functional safety

Management of functional safety regarding process and roles

Introduction to product development at system level

Introduction to product development at software level

Introduction to product development at hardware level

Advanced methods of hardware development (e.g. failure simulation, system modelling, system verification)

Advanced methods of software development (e.g. Model-based design, UML)

Requirements engineering

Others:

In general, which of the following functional safety topics would be interesting for your company to train on?

General introduction to the terms of functional safety

Management of functional safety regarding process and roles

Introduction to product development at system level

Introduction to product development at software level

Introduction to product development at hardware level

Advanced methods of hardware development (e.g. failure simulation, system modelling, system verification)

Advanced methods of software development (e.g. Model-based design, UML)

Requirements engineering

Others:

What kind of trainings do your employees receive on functional safety?

Internal trainings carried out by certified employees

Inhouse trainings conducted by external provider

Participation in external training programmes

Others:

What is your current job position?

Engineer

Researcher

Safety Manager

Safety assessor

Certifier

Other:

In which industry does your company operate?

Automotive

Manufacturing industry/production of goods

Energy supply & energy industry

Aerospace

Medical technology

Shipbuilding and marine technology

Telecommunications industry

Microelectronics

Others:

How many years of experience do you have in functional safety?

Thank you for taking the time to participate in our survey.

We would be very pleased get in touch with you personally and exchange views on the challenges and new approaches in functional safety. If you are also interested in a further exchange, please feel free to contact Jens Warmuth - Group Manager Functional Safety & System Reliabiliy at Fraunhofer IIS/EAS (jens.warmuth@eas.iis.fraunhofer.de; +49 351 45691-210).