UL 4600: Fault Model : Sensors
- Date
- 2027-03-24
- Location
- Online
- Host
- UL 4600 (Functional Safety)
About this event
Sensors are where autonomous and safety-critical systems meet the real world, and that makes them one of the most important places to think clearly about faults. This session focuses on the sensor portion of the UL 4600 fault model, with a practical lens on how failures, limitations, and edge cases should be considered when building a credible safety case. If you work on sensing, system safety, validation, or autonomy, this is a chance to sharpen how you reason about risk at the point where perception begins. About the Event This virtual meetup is centered on UL 4600: Fault Model : Sensors, bringing a community of practitioners together to examine how sensor-related faults fit into a broader autonomous system safety framework. Rather than treating sensors as black boxes, the event creates
Who should attend
This session is for people who want a sharper, more defensible way to think about sensor faults in safety-critical and autonomous systems. - You work on **sensors, perception, or sensor integration** and want to better understand how your work fits into a UL 4600-style safety argument. - You are a **safety, systems, or reliability engineer** looking for clearer ways to identify, describe, and reason about sensor-related failure modes. - You handle **validation, testing, or verification** and need stronger fault-model thinking to shape test coverage, scenarios, and evidence. - You lead or contribute to **autonomy, robotics, or advanced vehicle programs** and want to connect sensor performance assumptions to system-level risk. - You participate in **hazard analysis, assurance cases, or technical reviews** and need more precise language for discussing degraded sensing, uncertainty, and limits. - You value **community discussion with peers** who are working through similar technical and safety questions and want a space that is focused, practical, and relevant. If you have ever asked, "What exactly are we assuming about this sensor, and how would we know if that assumption breaks?" this event is for you.