The qualification of a so-called “virtual control unit” (vECU for short) in accordance with ISO 26262 was commissioned as part of the development of a highly available ECU. This is software designed to act as a replacement for the physical control unit.

• Development of a concept for the implementation of qualification in accordance with ISO 26262
• Execution of qualification using the “tool validation” method
• Specification of the software subcomponents
• Specification of use cases for the software
• Error impact analysis for each use case
• Specification of the error detection and correction measures for each use case
• Evaluation of the results of test suites performed for the validation of the use cases
• Preparation of a classification report
• Preparation of a qualification report

• ISO 26262
• Excel
• Word
• Customer-specific tool qualification instrument

• Area: development
• Product: Automotive ECU
• Task: ISO 26262 qualification

• Number of employees: 5
• Project duration: 15 months
• Country: Germany