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For years, automotive engineering team have worked to comply with ISO 26262, which defines the functional safety of critical elements such as braking systems. This regulatory guideline aims to ensure that sophisticated electronics work reliably as promised, with any failures detected and addressed immediately. Today, as vehicles are becoming increasingly autonomous and complex, a new safety standard is coming. ISO 21448 (“Road Vehicles – Safety of the Intended Functionality,” abbreviated as SOTIF) examines whether a needed safe functionality is successfully delivered in the absence of a failure. For example, can sensors identify objects correctly and trigger an appropriate response? Is the specified behavior appropriate in all potential operating conditions? While this standard is needed to verify the safe performance of autonomous vehicles, it places new demands on automotive engineering teams. Fortunately, Ansys is ready with a comprehensive set of solutions to meet the demands of ISO 21448 – and, simultaneously, ISO 26262. Integrating new SOTIF capabilities into its proven functional safety tool, Ansys medini analyze together with a tightly integrated platform of design and simulation tools, Ansys supports a closed-loop, collaborative development process. These solutions represent the industry’s only end-to-end SOTIF solution with full traceability. |
