safe.tech 2012 centres on functional safety

safe.tech 2012 centres on functional safety

The overall functional safety of vehicles will be at the centre of safe.tech 2012, the new specialist conference which TÜV SÜD Automotive and TÜV SÜD Rail will hold on 13 and 14 March 2012 at the TÜV SÜD headquarters in Munich. The TÜV SÜD experts will use this new specialist event to bundle their corporate know-how in the field of functional safety, creating a forum for international specialists from science and industry which will link aspects from the automotive, rail and automation technology sectors for the first time. The new international specialist conference safe.tech emphasizes TÜV SÜD's strong position as a sector partner.

Safety assessment, safety in use, risk assessment – safe.tech 2012, TÜV SÜD's new specialist conference, focuses on holistic assessment of all intelligent vehicle safety systems and driver assistance systems that account for a major part of innovations in the automotive industry today. Another focus of the specialist conference will be the safety of electronic systems. The electronics experts at TÜV SÜD not only look at individual components; they also check how safety components are linked with IT systems, the reliability of which has a major impact on overall vehicle safety. "Looking at vehicle safety from an overall perspective is one of the clear goals of safe.tech 2012. Another focal area in addition to the individual components is the safety of electronics in networked systems", says Walter Reithmaier, CEO of TÜV SÜD Automotive. "The lively interest in the first safe.tech, in which we will bundle our corporation-wide expertise in the area of functional safety, underpins TÜV SÜD's global significance as a partner in automotive design and development."

Know-how transfer from science to practice

New paths for automotive, rail and automation technology – under this motto, safe.tech 2012 will offer a new platform to international experts for technological and scientific exchange. For this purpose, the organizers have invited selected experts from science and industry to join them on the programme planning committee in drawing up a list of focal themes. As a result, the specialist conference will cover a wide variety of themes ranging from the application of standards to vehicle design and new directives in the rail industry to control systems in automation technology.

An example in the automotive sector are the development activities related to the ISO 26262 standard for safety-relevant electrical and electronic systems in motor vehicles and their impact on automotive development in the coming years. In addition, the programme of the safe.tech 2012 conference will examine electromobility – primarily the testing and certification of safety in electrically powered cars.

From road to rail: the conference programme also addresses various aspects in the rail sector, including the approval and operation of rail vehicles in accordance with the new safety directive for rolling stock (SIRF) and common safety targets (CST) and their impacts on the subject areas of instrumentation and control and overall systems. In sessions and workshops the experts will address individual issues of European Train Control Systems (ETCS) and safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), and will develop concrete solutions.

From rail to automation technology: the links between rail and automation technology are growing closer and closer. Generic systems such as programmable logic controllers (PLC), for example, are being used for both mobile and stationary applications in rail technology. The synergies and distinctions involved must be examined and resolved. Priorities in this area include electronic control and safety systems and the determination of safety parameters in accordance with functional safety standards including IEC 61508 2nd edition or ISO 13849.

The specialist conference safe.tech 2012 will take place on 13 and 14 March 2012 at TÜV SÜD's head office in Munich. Technical managers are Andreas Bärwald, Product Line Manager Electrical/Electronic Systems at TÜV SÜD Automotive GmbH, Günter Greil, Rail Automation TÜV SÜD Rail GmbH, and Alfred Beer, Head of Rail Automation/Rolling Stock, TÜV SÜD Rail GmbH. Prof. Dr. Ing. Dr. h.c. mult. Eckehard Schnieder from the Institute for Traffic Safety and Automation Engineering at Technische Universität Braunschweig (Braunschweig Technical University) will contribute his expertise to generate benefits from the know-how transfer from theory to practical applications. Professor Dr Jürgen Leohold, Volkswagen AG, will support the specialist conference as one of the representatives from the automotive industry.

All information on safe.tech 2012 can be found at: http://www.tuev-sued.de/automotive/kongresse-und-schulungen/safe.tech-2012

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