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Sample Projects Overview

NirmIQ provides production-ready sample projects demonstrating best practices in requirements management and FMEA across multiple safety-critical domains.

Available Sample Projects​

Standard Size Projects (185 requirements, 120 failure modes)​

Ideal for learning NirmIQ basics and exploring features:

  1. Medical Device - Insulin Delivery System

    • FDA 21 CFR Part 11, IEC 62304 compliance
    • Safety-critical medical workflows
    • Complete traceability demonstration

  2. Aerospace - Flight Control System

    • DO-178C, ARP4754A compliance
    • Multi-level hierarchies
    • Complex failure mode analysis

  3. Automotive - Battery Management System

    • ISO 26262 functional safety
    • ASIL ratings
    • Automotive workflows

Large Size Projects (370 requirements, 240 failure modes) - NEW!​

Advanced demonstrations of NirmIQ's key differentiator - requirement-to-FMEA traceability:

  1. Commercial Aviation - Boeing Case Studies

    • Focus: Lessons from Boeing 737 MAX MCAS and Air India Flight 812
    • Demonstrates: How traceability prevents single points of failure
    • 317 requirement-FMEA links showing explicit bidirectional traceability
    • Real-world context: $20+ billion Boeing 737 MAX grounding
    • Tutorial: Step-by-step guide →

  2. ADAS/Autonomous Vehicle - Liability Edition

    • Focus: WHO WILL INSURANCE BLAME - car company or human?
    • Demonstrates: Systems engineering for AI safety
    • 130+ requirement-FMEA links for liability-critical scenarios
    • Real-world context: Tesla, Uber, Cruise incidents
    • Tutorial: Step-by-step guide →

Quick Comparison​

FeatureStandard SamplesLarge Samples
Requirements185370
Failure Modes120240
FMEA Analyses36
Req-FMEA Links20-30130-317
Learning Time1-2 hours3-4 hours
Best ForLearning basicsAdvanced training, Sales demos

How to Access Samples​

All sample projects are available in your NirmIQ account under "Sample Projects":

  1. Log in to NirmIQ
  2. Go to Project menu - Open Project - Sample Projects
  3. Click any sample to explore - they're read-only for reference

Option 2: Create from Sample (Copy to Your Projects)​

Use the new project creation wizard to duplicate a sample:

  1. Click Project - New Project
  2. In Step 1, choose "Copy Sample Project" for requirements
  3. Select which sample to copy
  4. Optionally choose to copy FMEA data as well
  5. Name your new project and create it

This creates an editable copy in your organization's projects.

Sample Project Restrictions

Sample projects are read-only by design. You cannot apply FMEA templates to sample projects because:

  • They have pre-built FMEA data with established traceability links
  • Applying different templates would break these connections
  • Data inconsistencies would result in incorrect compliance reports

To use an industry template: Create a new project from the template instead of modifying a sample project.

Option 3: Import from JSON​

For local/development environments:

# Set your Supabase connection
$env:DATABASE_URL="postgresql://postgres.PROJECT:<PWD>@host:6543/postgres"

# Import standard samples
python training/import_sample_projects_supabase.py

# Import large samples
python training/import_large_commercial_aviation_supabase.py
python training/import_large_adas_supabase.py

Learning Paths​

Path 1: Quick Start (30 min)​

  1. Explore Medical Insulin Pump sample
  2. Navigate requirements hierarchy
  3. View linked FMEA items
  4. Check traceability matrix

Path 2: Safety Engineering (2 hours)​

  1. Study Aerospace Flight Control sample
  2. Understand DO-178C compliance structure
  3. Review FMEA severity/occurrence/detection ratings
  4. Explore action priority determination

Path 3: Advanced Traceability (3 hours)​

  1. Deep-dive: Commercial Aviation Tutorial
  2. Understand Boeing 737 MAX failure analysis
  3. See how requirement links prevent accidents
  4. Learn Air India Flight 812 lessons

Path 4: AI/Autonomous Systems (3 hours)​

  1. Deep-dive: ADAS/Autonomous Vehicle Tutorial
  2. Understand liability attribution requirements
  3. Study event data recorder specifications
  4. Review explainable AI safety requirements

What Makes Large Samples Special?​

Explicit Requirement-to-FMEA Traceability​

Traditional FMEA tools show failure modes. NirmIQ shows why each failure mode matters by linking it to specific safety requirements.

Example from Commercial Aviation:

  • Safety Requirement AV-SAFE-001: "Flight control system shall continue operation with any single failure"
  • Linked FMEA: "Single AOA sensor failure → MCAS activation → Boeing 737 MAX scenario"
  • Traceability shows: This requirement was NOT adequately addressed in Boeing's design
  • Result: 346 deaths could have been prevented

This is NirmIQ's competitive differentiator vs. Jama, Polarion, Helix ALM.

Next Steps​

Support​

Questions about sample projects?