Course: Safe Electronic Systems

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Course title Safe Electronic Systems
Course code KEI/BES
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Konečný Ivan, Doc. Ing. CSc.
  • Hloušek Petr, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: 1. Introduction to problems, basic terms examples of systems with safe and not safe behaviour 2. Lifecycle of systems, principles assuring functional and technical safety 3. Systems with inherent safety 4. Redundant and reaction systems 5. Classification of failures. Random failures, systematic failures and their impact, common cause failures 6. Dependability, realiability, availability and maintainability 7. Safety integrity, Safety integrity requirements 8. Risk and hazard analysis 9. Safety integrity levels, relationship between safety integrity levels and safety targets 10. Qauality and safety management, technical safety 11. Basic principles of safe system software equipment creation 12. Safe data transmission in closed and open data networks 13. Safety assessment, evidence of functional and technical safety, safety acceptance and approval process Tutorials: 1. Tutorial measurement and safety analysis of basic electronic elements with inherent safety 2. Tutorial - analysis of function blocks with inherent safety 3. Tutorial - analysis of elementary redundant system 4. Tutorial - safety analysis of failure modes 5. Tutorial - safety analysis of failure modes, FMEA, FMECA methods 6. Tutorial - measurement of safe comparator of redundant system 7. Tutorial - interpretation of standard CSN EN 61508 8. Tutorial - interpretation of standard CSN EN 50129 9. Tutorial - interpretation of standard CSN EN 50128 10. Tutorial - interpretation of standards CSN EN 50159-1, 50159-2 11. Tutorial examination of safe electronic safety-relevant system 12. Tutorial - electronic system ETCS and ERTMS 13. Tutorial - excursion on METRO Prague dispatching site

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Laboratory work, Field trip
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 13 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Attendance on a field trip (number of real hours - maximum 8h/day) - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory testing; outcome analysis (1-8) - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 45 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to explain the basics of theoretical electrotechnics
to explain the basics theory of electromagnetic field
to explain the basics of electronics and information technology
Skills
process laboratory measurement
create reports
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
describe basic principles of safe electronic systems
Skills
realize experimental measurement of safe subsystems including evaluation of valid criteria for their safety level assessment
design basic HW and SW equipment of safe electronic systems
design systems with defined safety integrity level
apply valid standards in design of safe systems
create safety analysis report of basic subsystems with inherent safety
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Laboratory work
Field trip
Multimedia supported teaching
Skills
Laboratory work
Competences
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Laboratory work
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Test
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Combined exam
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Zahradník, Jiří; Rástočný, Karol,; Kunhart, Milan. Bezpečnosť železničných zabezpečovacích systémov. 1. vyd. Žilina : Žilinská univerzita, 2004. ISBN 80-8070-296-9.


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