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Redundancy and safety course at UAM

Online course of 300 hours in redundancy and safety in UAM: 6 modules covering UAM safety concepts, redundant architectures, safety analysis, software, hardware and autonomy assurance, and operational safety management, with an assigned technical tutor.

Duration3 months
ModeOnline
LanguageEnglish
Start datesSet by the faculty
AwardSEIUM Institute certificate
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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Understand the safety objectives applicable to UAM.

02

Design redundant architectures for eVTOL aircraft.

03

Apply qualitative and quantitative safety analysis techniques.

04

Manage assurance of software, hardware and autonomous functions.

05

Apply the SORA methodology to urban operations.

06

Integrate design safety with operational safety management.

07

Plan the verification of safety requirements.

Profile

Who it's for

  • System safety engineers working on eVTOL and UAM programmes.
  • Reliability engineers who need to model redundant architectures.
  • Operational safety managers at urban air mobility operators.
  • Critical systems engineers in aircraft and drone manufacturing.
  • Certification engineers preparing safety cases for the authority.
  • Risk analysts moving into aviation and UAM.
  • Engineering or science graduates seeking to enter urban air mobility.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • EASA SC-VTOL-01 (special condition for small-category VTOL aircraft)
  • SAE ARP4754B (development of civil aircraft and systems)
  • SAE ARP4761A (safety assessment process for civil aircraft)
  • RTCA DO-178C (airborne software assurance)
  • RTCA DO-254 (airborne electronic hardware assurance)
  • ASTM F3269 (run-time assurance of complex functions)
  • JARUS SORA 2.5 (specific operations risk assessment)
  • ICAO Annex 19 (safety management)
  • Ansys medini analyze
  • Isograph Reliability Workbench
  • Ansys SCADE Suite
  • MATLAB/Simulink
Syllabus

6 modules

  1. 1.1Target level of safety
  2. 1.2Comparison with commercial aviation
  3. 1.3Enhanced category and continued safe landing
  4. 1.4Quantitative objectives of VTOL.2510
  5. 1.5Third-party risk on the ground
  6. 1.6Social acceptance of risk
  7. 1.7Safety versus security
  8. 1.8Safety indicators
  9. 1.9Qualitative risk assessment
  10. 1.10Practical exercise: comparison of safety objectives by category
  1. 2.1Distributed propulsion as redundancy
  2. 2.2Redundancy in batteries and buses
  3. 2.3Triplex flight control
  4. 2.4Redundant sensors and fusion
  5. 2.5Duplicated communication links
  6. 2.6Segregation and physical separation
  7. 2.7Design and technology dissimilarity
  8. 2.8Mass and cost of redundancy
  9. 2.9Redundancy in thermal management systems
  10. 2.10Workshop: redundant electrical distribution architecture
  1. 3.1ARP4754B development process
  2. 3.2Aircraft-level FHA
  3. 3.3Fault trees
  4. 3.4Markov analysis
  5. 3.5FMEA and FMES
  6. 3.6Common cause analysis
  7. 3.7Zonal safety analysis
  8. 3.8STPA control analysis
  9. 3.9Functional dependency analysis
  10. 3.10Lab: fault tree for loss of control
  1. 4.1Development assurance levels (DAL)
  2. 4.2DO-178C and DO-254
  3. 4.3Run-time assurance
  4. 4.4Safety monitors and envelopes
  5. 4.5Machine learning and assurance
  6. 4.6EASA guidance for artificial intelligence
  7. 4.7Cybersecurity and safety
  8. 4.8Configuration management
  9. 4.9Partitioning of critical software
  10. 4.10Case study: flight envelope monitor
  1. 5.1Safety management system
  2. 5.2Operational risk assessment
  3. 5.3JARUS SORA methodology
  4. 5.4In-service monitoring
  5. 5.5Occurrence reporting
  6. 5.6Learning from incidents
  7. 5.7Safety culture
  8. 5.8Continuous improvement of the system
  9. 5.9Operational safety audits
  10. 5.10Practical exercise: SORA assessment of an urban operation
  1. 6.1Definition of the vehicle and the operation
  2. 6.2Safety objectives
  3. 6.3Proposed redundant architecture
  4. 6.4FHA and FTA analysis
  5. 6.5Mitigation measures
  6. 6.6Verification plan
  7. 6.7Integration into the SMS
  8. 6.8Validation of analysis assumptions
  9. 6.9Report and presentation
  10. 6.10Final project: final review with the tutor
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

Training is 100% online on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. There are no fixed timetables: you progress at your own pace within each intake, so you can combine the programme with your job.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is Ansys medini analyze, Isograph Reliability Workbench, Ansys SCADE Suite and MATLAB/Simulink, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Exercises are based on real procedures for safety analysis of eVTOL architectures, design of safety monitors and SORA assessments. Assessment is continuous by module plus the final project.

Standards covered: EASA SC-VTOL-01, SAE ARP4754B, SAE ARP4761A, RTCA DO-178C, RTCA DO-254, ASTM F3269, JARUS SORA 2.5, ICAO Annex 19.

Assigned technical tutor:every module ends with a deliverable that your tutor marks individually.
Standards-based learning:guided reading of EASA SC-VTOL-01, SAE ARP4754B and SAE ARP4761A applied to real cases, not as a theoretical annex.
Industry software:Ansys medini analyze, Isograph Reliability Workbench, Ansys SCADE Suite and MATLAB/Simulink, in free, academic or evaluation versions.
Final project:a redundant architecture and safety assessment (FHA and FTA) for a UAM vehicle and operation, with mitigation measures and a verification plan, reviewed by your tutor.
Flexible format:100% online, no fixed timetables, compatible with full-time work.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

Define vehicle and operation
Describe the UAM vehicle, its mission and the applicable safety objectives.
Propose a redundant architecture
Design the redundant architecture for propulsion, power and flight control.
Run FHA and FTA
Carry out the functional hazard assessment and fault tree analysis.
Mitigate and verify
Define mitigation measures, the verification plan and SMS integration.
Final project
Validate the analysis assumptions and present the documented report, reviewed by your tutor.
Career opportunities

Where this takes you

System safety engineerReliability engineerOperational safety managerCritical systems engineerCertification engineerRisk analyst
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • No prior qualification is required.
  • Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme's software.
  • English sufficient to read technical standards.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The programme totals 300 hours over 3 months. You set your own pace within each intake, and your tutor helps you plan the workload around your job.

You work with Ansys medini analyze, Isograph Reliability Workbench, Ansys SCADE Suite and MATLAB/Simulink, using free, academic or evaluation versions. Your tutor indicates the free alternative wherever one exists.

A SEIUM Institute certificate, awarded on passing the continuous assessment and the final project. It is SEIUM's own qualification, not an official state degree; its recognition depends on the programme completed and the regulations of each country.

Yes. Modules passed are recognised in a higher programme in the same area (postgraduate diploma or master's). Ask about the recognition policy when you enrol.

No prior qualification is required; you need a computer able to run the programme's software and English sufficient to read technical standards.

Start dates are set by SEIUM's faculty for each intake. Our admissions team will confirm the next available date when you apply.

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