FMEA MSR and FMEDA - Failure prevention Electrical / Electronic (E/E) | systems design

As driver assistance functionality and connectivity are becoming increasingly important in cars, the focus in this training is mainly on FMEA for electrical / electronic (E/E) systems.

FMEA MSR

FMEA Monitoring and System Response (MSR) is supplemental to the Design FMEA. This is a qualitative risk analysis and mitigation tool to enhance E/E-systems design with the purpose of maintaining a safe operating mode and compliance to regulations. The applies to system, hardware and software development.

FMEDA

Failure Mode Effects and Diagnostics Analysis (FMEDA) is a quantitative risk analysis and mitigation tool which is embedded in the ISO 26262 standard 'Road Vehicles - Functional safety'. This is an adaptation of the IEC 61508 standard for functional safety of automotive E/E systems. ISO 26262 is an adjacent standard to the more famous IATF 16949 standard. FMEDA applies specifically to hardware development.

• See also: Two-day Training ISO 26262 - hardware development

Both tools combined offer a strong solution to the challenges of the increasing number and complexity of these E/E systems in the automotive industry. This provides a methodology starting from the concept phase to a design that achieves an acceptable level of functional safety for the customers and end users.