What is HARA (hazard analysis and risk assessment)?

The ISO 26262 analysis that identifies hazardous events at the vehicle level and rates severity, exposure and controllability to determine ASILs and safety goals. It is done at the very start of development.

Japanese name: HARA(ハザード分析とリスクアセスメント)

HARA (hazard analysis and risk assessment) appears in 3 practice questions across 1 topic, including Automotive Semiconductors and Functional Safety.

Field: Automotive Semiconductors and Functional Safety

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In ISO 26262, which correctly lists the three factors evaluated when determining the ASIL through hazard analysis and risk assessment (HARA)?

  1. ASeverity (S), exposure (E), controllability (C)
  2. BFailure rate (λ), diagnostic coverage (DC), fault tolerant time interval (FTTI)
  3. CComponent price, production volume, development period
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Answer: A. Severity (S), exposure (E), controllability (C)

The ASIL is determined for each hazardous event by evaluating three factors: severity S, representing how serious the injuries are; exposure E, representing the frequency or duration of exposure to driving situations in which the hazard can occur; and controllability C, representing how likely the driver or others are to avoid the hazard. For example, sudden loss of braking at high speed has high severity and is hard to avoid, so it receives a high ASIL. Failure rate, diagnostic coverage and FTTI are quantities used after the ASIL is determined, to evaluate whether a design meets its requirements.

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Questions that mention HARA (hazard analysis and risk assessment) (3)

  1. In ISO 26262, which correctly lists the three factors evaluated when determining the ASIL through hazard analysis and risk assessment (HARA)?
  2. Which correctly describes a "safety goal" in ISO 26262?
  3. Which correctly describes the difference between the automotive standards ISO 26262 and ISO/SAE 21434?

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Related terms

ISO 26262 ASIL (Automotive Safety Integrity Level) Diagnostic coverage FTTI (fault tolerant time interval) Safety goal Risk assessment AEC-Q100 CAN bus ECU (electronic control unit) HAST (highly accelerated stress test)

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