Center for Digital Agriculture
Cultivating Functional Safety Workshop
Hybrid Workshop • June 4–6, 2024 • iHotel and Illinois Conference Center
Workshop Overview
Join us in-person or online at “Cultivating Functional Safety,” a comprehensive workshop dedicated to mastering ISO 25119 compliance and preparing for autonomy in agriculture. This engaging event spans three days of in-depth training, insightful discussions, and valuable networking opportunities.
Immerse yourself in three days of functional safety training, covering fundamental principles and best practices. Led by industry experts, these sessions provide a solid foundation for understanding functional safety in the context of agriculture. The third day is split into two tracks, with the first track focused on software including open-source software. The second track is focused on hardware including topics such as fault-tolerant hardware, and residual error rate. You will also get the chance to validate your knowledge with a quiz and with a certificate.
In addition, gain insights from researchers into the challenges of autonomy and safety in agriculture, explore effective risk assessment strategies tailored for agricultural environments, analyze trends in ag injuries in relation to safety standards, and delve into the critical aspects of cyber-physical safety as related to autonomous agriculture.
Workshop Venue
iHotel and Illinois Conference Center
Our workshop will be take place at the iHotel & Illinois Conference Center located at 1900 S 1st St, Champaign, IL 61820.
Where should I park?
The iHotel & Illinois Conference Center offers free onsite parking so you don’t need to worry about paying the meter or parking tickets.
Cost & Registration
Agenda
Our three-day workshop includes large group training sessions, certification exams, open topics, panel discussions, and more. Below is a breakdown of our workshop agenda, which is subject to change. Please check this page for the most up-to-date details on our workshop programming. All times are shown in CST.
The functional safety training covers safety concepts, general principles, and more. The training will be led by an expert team from Balanced Engineering LLC – meet your trainers: Rick Weires, Ernest Streicher, and Ashley Greer.
Rick Weires
Partner
Ernest Streicher
Staff System Engineer
Ashley Greer
Software
TIME
AGENDA
DAY 1
Date: Tuesday, June 4 | Duration: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
8:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Introductions • What is Functional Safety • ISO 25119 Overview
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Break
10:15 a.m. – Noon
ISO 25119: General Principles for Design and Development • Concept Phase
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
ISO 25119: Concept Phase (continued) • Hara Exercise • Safety Goals • Functional Safety Concepts (FSC)
3:00 – 3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15 – 5:00 p.m.
ISO 25119: Series Development Systems and Hardware
DAY 2
Date: Wednesday, June 5 | Duration: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
8:00 – 10:00 a.m.
ISO 25119: Series Development – Software
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Break
10:15 a.m. – Noon
ISO 25119: Production and Supporting Processes
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch + ISO 25119 Functional Safety Online Certification Exam
1:00 – 4:00 p.m
Risk Assessment Open Topics
A panel of ag experts will discuss important topics surrounding risk assessment and functional safety.
Why Safety is Important NOW
Review historical safety movements and how they inform our decisions today.
Applications of Existing Risk Assessment Techniques on Agricultural Autonomous Machinery
Learn about the Safety Engineer’s perspective on existing risk assessment tools and their potential use in autonomous systems safety.
Concepts and Applications of Generative Artificial Intelligence to Support Agricultural Safety and Health
Large Language Models (LLMs) have numerous applications for practicing educators, researchers, and engineers who focus on engineering and technical solutions and support that can reduce injury and health risks to agricultural producers and workers. This presentation summarizes several specific use cases of generative artificial intelligence in the work of agricultural safety and health including standards review.
Perception Contracts for Assuring Safety of Learning Enabled Systems
In this talk, we will try to convey the definition of perception contracts, a recently invented concept for reasoning about the safety of learning-enabled systems. These contracts can serve as specifications for testing learning-based components like vision-based lane detection systems and provide end-to-end guarantees of functional safety.
DAY 3
Date: Thursday, June 6 | Duration: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Breakout Session #1
ISO 25119: Software Track + Certification Exam
Breakout Session 1 Schedule
- Introductions
- ISO 25119 Software
- Software Planning
- Software Safety Requirements
- SW Architecture
Short break
- Software Design
- Software Component Design
- Component Testing
Lunch break
- Integration and Test
- Software Validation
- Summary
Software Certification Exam
Breakout Session #2
ISO 25119: Hardware Track – Residual Error Rates & Fault Tolerant Hardware + Other Topics
Breakout Session 2 Schedule
Rick Weires will present ISO 25119 updates, including Residual Error Rate
Short break
Ernest Streicher will present Fault Tolerant Hardware, Redundancy around sensors, smart devices, and self-monitoring.
John Shutske will present on agricultural machinery injury types and statistics
Lunch break
Expert panel discussion
Functional Safety Certification Exam
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Private Q&A with an Expert
Meet in private with one of our featured expert speakers in an informal setting to ask questions.
- Rick Weires
- Ernest Streicher
- Ashley Greer
- John Shutske
- Salah Issa
Lodging & Travel Information
Click on each tab below for more information on lodging options and getting around Champaign-Urbana.
For this workshop, we have a dedicated room block at the Hyatt Place Champaign-Urbana with a special rate of $135/night. To claim this special rate, you must book your room with the Hyatt by May 31, 2024.
How to reserve your room at the Hyatt Place Champaign-Urbana:
- 🖥️ Online: Use this special booking link to access the website. Click on the “Book” button at the top right corner of your screen.
- You will be routed to the booking page. The group code (G-CFSW) should be automatically inputed in the Corporate/Group Code field.
- Input the dates and number of guests you would like to book the room for and click “Check Availability”
- You will be routed to the available rooms. Select the ones that fit your needs and proceed with booking and payment.
- ☎️ By Phone: call the hotel directly at 217.531.2800 and press option 0 (zero).
- The hotel representative will ask for the Cultivating Functional Safety Block, which is G-CFSW.
Champaign-Urbana has many hotels/motels near the University of Illinois campus. Below is a list of potential alternative lodging accommodations.
- iHotel and Illinois Conference Center | 🔗 stayatthei.com
- Illini Union | 🔗 illiniunionhotel.illinois.edu
- Hilton Garden Inn Champaign-Urbana | 🔗 hilton.com
- Home2 Suites by Hilton | 🔗 hilton.com
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Champaign-Urbana is easy to get to and navigate. Conveniently situated off three major interstates, we’re nearly equidistant from Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis. Transportation options include:
- Fly into our accessible airport – Willard Airport
- Ride the Amtrak
- Take a bus via Greyhound or the Peoria Charter Coach Company
Our award-winning mass transit district will help get you around, as will our rentable bikes and e-bikes or walk-in our connected districts! We also have taxi cab services and ride-sharing services available.