Safety

In the defence sector, many demands, both civilian and military, are made on the development of new systems and subsystems. These should not be considered separately because they are a part of the intricate interaction with the safety culture of an enterprise, occupational safety requirements, environmental protection, ergonomics and possible threats to data security (cyber security).
We support the BAAINBw (German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support) as well as renowned manufacturers in applying IEC 61508, MIL-STD-882 and the System Safety Demonstration Manual. Our experts master the sector-specific standards like ISO 26262, DO-178, DO-254, ARP 4754 and ARP 4761, and ensure that these are taken into account in your projects.
Our services
IABG is a member of the IEC TC65 SC65A WG18 Committee for the development of the standard IEC 63187 "Functional safety – Framework for safety critical E/E/PE systems for defence industry applications".
Our references – three sample customer projects
1. Safety auditing of a light weapon station and externally driven weapons
On behalf of a public contracting authority we audited the company contracted for the development. To this end it was checked whether the defined and the applied development processes of functional safety meet the requirements of MIL-STD-882, IEC 61508 and the System Safety Demonstration Manual.
2. Safety assessment of optional optronic equipment
On behalf of a customer in the defence technology sector we are currently performing an independent assessment of the functional safety to ensure the safety of the E/E/PE system and compliance with the requirements of IEC 61508. Since our activities began in an early project phase we were able to give the customer timely useful advice regarding the existing safety processes.
3. Ergonomic evaluation of the operation of maritime weapon systems
We accompanied the development of a maritime weapon system and for different crew and operating concepts we determined and evaluated the workload of the crew in different roles and usability scenarios. Based on this we made recommendations for the design of the different HMIs (human-machine interfaces) of the weapon system and for the design of the crew's workflow. Here we applied current methods and technology of ergonomics like eye tracking, style guides and cognitive walkthrough.