THE SAFETY OF NEW TECHNOLOGY IN TRANSPORT
26-30 March 2001
Venue: University of Leeds
Course Speakers:
Oliver Carsten, Samantha Jamson, Lily Read (Institute for
Transport Studies, University of Leeds)
Peter Jesty (Computer Studies, University of Leeds)
Visiting Speaker:
Ian Kendall, Rolls Royce & Bentley Cars
COURSE OUTLINE
This five day course will cover system safety, human-machine
interaction (HMI) and traffic safety, i.e. all aspects of the safety of
new telematics systems.
The course tutors have a combined experience in this area of
nearly 30 years. They have also been partners in many of the UK
and EC projects that have produced the various Guidelines and
Codes of Practice which will be mentioned in the course.
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
Monday 26 March
- Introduction & overview of current and future intelligent transport
systems
- Prometheus and EC transport telematics videos
- Intelligent cars of the future
- Definition of system safety, HMI and traffic safety
- Overview of the safety life-cycle; safety integrity levels and
controllability. Introduction to preliminary safety analysis
- Student exercise: preliminary safety analysis of an Adaptive
Cruise
Control (ACC)
Tuesday 27 March
- Group presentations on the ACC case study
- Safety life-cycle: detailed safety analysis; FMEA; FTA.
Safety-related/critical software engineering; current standards and
guidelines; EMC, certification and assessment
- HMI: issues & tools
- HMI: standards & procedures
Wednesday 28 March
- Safety evaluation of HMI
- Issues of measurement &
evaluation in HMI assessment
- Tools in traffic safety
Thursday 29 March
- Procedures in traffic safety
- Examples in traffic safety
- Group work: safety procedures for a hypothetical system (CRASH)
- Visit to the Driving Simulator
- Course dinner
Friday 30 March
- Group presentations and feedback
- Course round-up and discussion.
Course fee: £499.00
Accommodation is available at local hotels and guest houses at a
cost of between £25.00 and £47.00 per night, bed and breakfast.
For bookings please contact:
Liz Dell
Courses Secretary
Institute for Transport Studies
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
UK
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel: +44 (0)113 233 6653
Fax: +44 (0)113 233 5334
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