This course is about ISO 26262-4: Product development at the system level. All relevant clauses of this part of ISO 26262 are explained in the course. The following clauses are considered:
Clause 6: Specification of software safety requirements
Clause 7: Software architectural design
Clause 8: Software unit design and implementation
Clause 9: Software unit testing
Clause 10: Software integration and testing
Clause 11: Testing of the embedded software
The following aspects are considered in Clause 6: Specification of software safety requirements:
The ISO 26262 V-model for the software development phase
Characteristics and attributes of the software safety requirements
The following aspects are considered in Clause 7: Software architectural design:
Principles and notations for the software architectural design
Error detection mechanisms according to ISO 26262
Error reaction mechanisms according to ISO 26262
Example for the software architectural design
The following aspects are considered in Clause 8: Software unit design and implementation:
Principles and notations for the software unit design
Methods for implementation of the software unit design
Software tool qualification
Example for the software unit design
The following aspects are considered in Clause 9: Software unit testing:
Aims of software unit testing
Methods to derive test methods with several examples
Test methods
Structural coverage (statement coverage, branch coverage, modified condition/decision coverage) with examples
The following aspects are considered in Clause 10: Software integration and testing:
Aims of software integration and testing
Methods to derive test cases
Test methods
Structural coverage (function coverage, call coverage) with example
The following aspects are considered in Clause 11: Testing of the embedded software:
Aims of testing of the embedded software
Test methods
In the exercises you will learn step by step how to develop the software architectural design and software safety requirements for an electric vehicle and the safety goal "Avoid an unintented acceleration".
A possible solution for the exercises is presented in a video.