Realisierung eines Onboard-Fahrwerkdiagnosesystems

The realization of electronic systems has to be considered from many individual points of view. Some of these points are called rules and standards, others are called reliability and safety and finally - mainly the most important - there are the points called cost and market. Especially in the field of railway the results in evaluating these different points of view are the main issues for the decision if it will be installed on railway vehicles. Safety for instance requires to define the Safety Integrity Level (SIL). As a consequence the complete development process has to be modified in special ways. The following article will discuss all these issues in the light of continuation of a former research project to a project including professional electronic development with a series product as final target.