Model-based functional hazard assessment (fha)

A method of generating a model-based functional hazard assessment associated with a product the method comprising:

• associating, by executing instructions with at least one processor, a function of the product to a failure condition to define a first association;
• associating, by executing instructions with the at least one processor, a hazard assessment with the failure condition to define a second association;
• associating, by executing instructions with the at least one processor, a safety requirement with the hazard assessment to define a third association;
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• generating, by executing instructions with the at least one processor, the functional hazard assessment based on the first, second, and third associations.

An apparatus for correcting a model-based functional hazard assessment associated with a product as the functional hazard assessment is being generated, the apparatus comprising:

• an organizer to generate the functional hazard assessment based on first, second, and third associations, the first association to associate a function of the product to a failure condition, the second association to associate a hazard assessment with the failure condition, the third association to associate a safety requirement with the hazard assessment;
• an error detector to determine an existence of an error associated with data of the functional hazard assessment;
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• a corrector to correct the error during generation of the functional hazard assessment.

A method of generating a model-based functional hazard assessment associated with a product, the method comprising:

• generating, by executing instructions with at least one processor, the functional hazard assessment based on first, second, and third associations, the first association to associate a function of the product to a failure condition, the second association to associate a hazard assessment with the failure condition, the third association to associate a safety requirement with the hazard assessment;
• performing, by executing instructions with the at least one processor, an assessment of data of the functional hazard assessment to determine an existence of an error;
• and
• correcting, by executing instructions with the at least one processor, the data in response to the determined existence of the error.