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Working in partnership with MIRA Ltd, we are offering a series of free workshop on ISO 26262 and related standards.

The next event will take place on Thursday 10 May 2012.

Held at the MIRA HQ, this interactive workshop involves two substantial training seminars followed by a guided hands-on session (allowing you to put theory into practice).

We don’t pretend that a one-day workshop will make you an “instant expert”: instead, our goal is to help participants understand the key development stages involved in the creation of high-integrity embedded systems that meet ISO 26262 requirements.

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What is ‘ISO 26262’?

ISO 26262 is the adaptation of IEC 61508 to comply with the needs of road vehicles.

More specifically, ISO 26262 is intended to be applied to safety-related systems that are installed in series production cars with a maximum gross weight of 3,500 kg.

ISO 26262 applies to all activities during the lifecycle of safety-related systems comprised of electrical, electronic and software elements that provide safety-related functions.

ISO 26262:

• provides an automotive safety lifecycle (management, development, production, operation, service, decommissioning) and supports tailoring the necessary activities during these lifecycle phases;
• provides an automotive specific risk-based approach for determining risk classes (Automotive Safety Integrity Levels, ASILs);
• uses ASILs for specifying the item’s necessary safety requirements for achieving an acceptable residual risk; and
• provides requirements for validation and confirmation measures to ensure a sufficient and acceptable level of safety being achieved.

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When does ISO 26262 apply?

ISO 26262 is now in force.

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A free workshop with two substantial seminars and a “hands on” session

The workshop includes two substantial technical seminars:

• An introduction to ISO 26262 (presented by Dr David Ward, MIRA Ltd)
• Developing high-integrity embedded systems using custom and COTS processors (presented by Dr Michael J. Pont, TTE Systems Ltd)

Each seminar lasts for approximately 2 hours (with a brief “comfort break” in the middle).

The seminars are followed by a “hands-on” session. Techniques explored in the hands-on session include:

• Static analysis of executable code to determine worst-case execution time (WCET).
• Predicting, measuring and reporting maximum CPU loading values.
• The interaction between software architecture and hardware architecture.
• Automating schedulability analysis and scheduler configuration when using large task sets.
• Assessing test coverage (incl. “modified condition / decision coverage” - MCDC).

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Agenda for the workshop on 10 May 2012

• 09.30 - Registration and coffee
• 10.00 - Introduction to the day (MIRA Ltd)
• 10.05 - An introduction to ISO 26262 (David Ward)
• 12.30 - Lunch and networking
• 13.30 - Developing high-integrity embedded systems using custom and COTS processors (Michael J. Pont)
• 15.30 - Hands-on session (please bring your laptop!)
• 17.30 - Close

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Who should attend?

This workshop will be of particular benefit to engineers and engineering managers interested in the development of high-integrity automotive systems.

The workshop will also be of value to engineers in other sectors who wish to improve product reliability (and reduce warranty costs).

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About the presenters

David Ward

David D Ward holds an MA in Natural Science (Physics and Theoretical Physics) from the University of Cambridge, UK, and a PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Nottingham, UK. He is an RAE Visiting Design Professor at University of Leicester and is Head of Functional Safety at MIRA Limited, an independent automotive engineering consultancy in the UK. He is the UK’s principal technical expert to the ISO committee that developed ISO 26262.

David has 20 years’ experience in the safety of automotive electronic systems and is the author/co-author of more than 70 publications in this field.

Michael J. Pont

Michael Pont holds a BSc (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) from the University of Glasgow and a PhD (Computer Science) from the University of Southampton.

Michael is CEO of TTE Systems Ltd. He also holds the post of Professor of Embedded Systems Engineering at the University of Leicester.

Michael is author / co-author of more than 150 technical publications and author of three books (“Patterns for Time-Triggered Embedded Systems”, “Embedded C” and “Software Engineering with C++ and CASE Tools”).

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Venue and timing

The workshop takes place at MIRA Ltd (UK headquarters), from 09.30 to 17.30.

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What is provided?

We provide all workshop participants with:

• A full (printed) set of notes
• Copies of relevant software packages
• Lunch

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What should you bring?

To make full use of the workshop, please bring your laptop computer.

Please contact us about the required specification.

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Programming language

Code examples in this workshop will be based on the ‘C’ programming language: some familiarity with C will be useful.

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Registration fee

There is no fee for attending this workshop.

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How to register

Please use our contact form to register for a place at the next event on 10 May 2012.