With the increasing presence of automated systems in everyday life, the issue of determining their safety level keeps gaining importance in the design and production cycle. When introducing electrical software driven components into a mechanical system, the safety issue must be addressed both from a structural point of view and from a failure response point of view. The Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is therefore introduced as a crucial step of the production process. The FMEA consists of a detailed study for each component in the system to evaluate its behaviour in case of failure. The output of the analysis comprises a list of failure modes (ways in which a component can fail) ordered from most to least dangerous.