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FMEA and FMECA

How to do a FMEA Analysis?

What are the
effects of box
failures on the
system?
What are the
effects of
board failures
on the box?
What are the
effects of part
failures on the
board?
The above example is a bottoms-up approach to a Design FMEA, but a
tops-down approach could also be used.

Facts and Tips About FMECA:

  • FMECAs should begin as early as possible. This allows the analyst
    to affect the design before it is set in stone. If you start early, as you
    should, expect to have to redo portions as the design matures.

  • FMECAs take a lot of time to complete.

  • FMECAs require considerable knowledge of system operation
    necessitating extensive discussions with software/hardware Design
    Engineering and System Engineering.

  • Spend time developing ground rules with your customer up front.  
The FMECA Analysis Process:

    1) Define the system

    2) Define ground rules and assumptions

    3) Construct system block diagrams

    4) Identify failure modes

    5) Analyze failure effects / causes

    6) Feed results back into design process

    7) Classify failure effects by severity

    8) Perform criticality calculations

    9) Rank failure mode criticality

    10) Determine critical items

    11) Feed results back into design process

    12) Identify means of failure detection, isolation and compensating
    provisions

    13) Document the analysis. Summarize uncorrectable design areas,
    identify special controls necessary to mitigate risk.

    14) Make recommendations

    15) Follow up on corrective action implementation / effectiveness
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