System Safety Engineering Approach for Autonomous Mobile Machinery

Risto Tiusanen*, Eetu Heikkilä, Timo Malm

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    Abstract

    Autonomous machines are complex systems that are able to perform independent decision-making and to operate without operator’s continuous activities. Increasing autonomy and system complexity create new challenges to safety engineering. In this article, we introduce and discuss about a safety engineering approach that is being developed in VTT for autonomous work-machine applications in close collaboration with machine manufacturers and system suppliers. The main motivation has been to support the early development phases of novel automation solutions and system operating concepts. The system approach focuses on system-level safety issues arising from the shift from manual mobile machines to autonomous machinery systems. It utilizes elements from system safety engineering methods and the latest safety standards for autonomous machinery, as well as the goal-based safety case approach to support the management of safety goals and requirements. The approach and methods are being applied to identify and analyze autonomy related safety risks in several industrial cases.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication14th WCEAM Proceedings
    EditorsAdolfo Crespo Márquez, Dragan Komljenovic, Joe Amadi-Echendu
    PublisherSpringer
    Pages239-251
    ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-64228-0
    ISBN (Print)978-3-030-64227-3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2021
    MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
    Event14th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management, WCEAM 2019 - Singapore, Singapore
    Duration: 28 Jul 201931 Jul 2019

    Publication series

    SeriesLecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
    ISSN2195-4356

    Conference

    Conference14th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management, WCEAM 2019
    Country/TerritorySingapore
    CitySingapore
    Period28/07/1931/07/19

    Funding

    Research on safety engineering methods and safety requirement management in autonomous machinery systems has been done and in ongoing in Finland in a national co-innovation project financed by Business Finland, VTT and participating companies.

    Keywords

    • Autonomy
    • Safety case
    • STPA
    • System safety
    • Work-machine

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