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\section{Determining the failure modes of components}
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\label{sec:determine_fms}
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In order to apply any form of FMEA we need to know the ways in which
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the components we are using can fail.
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A good introduction to hardware and software failure modes may be found in~\cite{sccs}[pp.114-124].
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Typically when choosing components for a design, we look at manufacturers' data sheets
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which describe functionality, physical dimensions
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environmental ranges, tolerances and can indicate how a component may fail/misbehave
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under given conditions.
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How base components could fail internally, is not of interest to an FMEA investigation.
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A large body of literature exists which gives guidance for determining component {\fms}.
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For this study FMD-91~\cite{fmd91} and the gas burner standard EN298~\cite{en298} are examined.
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%Some standards prescribe specific failure modes for generic component types.
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In EN298 failure modes for most generic component types are listed, or if not listed,
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determined by considering all pins OPEN and all adjacent pins shorted.
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%a procedure where failure scenarios of all pins OPEN and all adjacent pins shorted
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%are examined.
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FMD-91 is a reference document released into the public domain by the United States DOD
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and describes `failures' of common electronic components, with percentage statistics for each failure.
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FMD-91 entries include general descriptions of internal failures alongside {\fms} of use to an FMEA investigation.
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FMD-91 entries need, in some cases, some interpretation to be mapped to a clear set of
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component {\fms} suitable for use in FMEA.
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A third document, MIL-1991~\cite{mil1991} often used alongside FMD-91, provides overall reliability statistics for
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component types, but does not detail specific failure modes.
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Using MIL1991 in conjunction with FMD-91, we can determine statistics for the failure modes
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of component types.
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The FMEDA process from European standard EN61508~\cite{en61508} for instance,
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requires statistics for Meantime to Failure (MTTF) for all {\bc} failure modes.
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% One is from the US military document FMD-91, where internal failures
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% The FMD-91 entries need, in some cases, some interpretation to be mapped to
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% component failure symptoms, but include failure modes that can be due to internal failures.
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% The EN298 SHORT/OPEN procedure cannot determine failures due to internal causes but can be applied to any IC.
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% Could I come in and see you Chris to quickly discuss these.
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% I hope to have chapter 5 finished by the end of March, chapter 5 being the
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% electronics examples for the FMMD methodology.
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In this section we look in detail at two common electrical components and examine how
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the two sources of information define their failure mode behaviour.
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We look at the reasons why some known failure modes % are omitted, or presented in
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%We compare the US. military published failure mode specifications wi
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can be found in one source but not in the others and vice versa.
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Finally we compare and contrast the failure modes determined for these components
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from the FMD-91 reference source and from the guidelines of the
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European burner standard EN298.
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\subsection{Failure mode determination for generic resistor.}
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\label{sec:resistorfm}
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%- Failure modes. Prescribed failure modes EN298 - FMD91
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\paragraph{Resistor failure modes according to FMD-91.}
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The resistor is a ubiquitous component in electronics, and is therefore a good candidate for detailed examination of its failure modes.
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FMD-91\cite{fmd91}[3-178] lists many types of resistor
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For instance for {\textbf{Resistor,~Fixed,~Film}} we are given the following failure causes:
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\item Opened 52\%
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% The circuit designer is not interested in the causes of resistor failure, but to build in contingency
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% against {\fms} that the resistor could exhibit.
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To make this useful for FMEA/FMMD we must assign each failure cause to an arbitrary failure mode descriptor
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\item Opened 52\% $\mapsto$ OPENED
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\item Film Imperfections 5.1\% $\mapsto$ OPEN
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\item Substrate defects 5.1\% $\mapsto$ OPEN
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\item Shorted 3.9\% $\mapsto$ SHORT
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\item Lead damage 1.9\% $\mapsto$ OPEN.
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The main causes of drift are overloading of components.
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probability of drift (sometimes called parameter change) occurring
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is significantly reduced, enough for some standards to exclude it~\cite{en298}~\cite{en230}.
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\paragraph{Resistor failure modes according to EN298.}
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EN298, the European gas burner safety standard, tends to be give failure modes more directly usable by FMEA than FMD-91.
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EN298 requires that a full FMEA be undertaken, examining all failure modes
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of all electronic components~\cite{en298}[11.2 5] as part of the certification process.
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Annex A of EN298, prescribes failure modes for common components
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and guidance on determining sets of failure modes for complex components (i.e. integrated circuits).
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The reason that parameter change is not considered for resistors chosen for an EN298 compliant system, is that they must be must be {\em downrated}.
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That is to say the power and voltage ratings of components must be calculated
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for maximum possible exposure, with a 40\% margin of error. This reduces the probability
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that the resistors will be overloaded,
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$$ fm(R) = \{ OPEN, SHORT \} . $$
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\caption{Pinout for an LM358 dual OpAmp}
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% In order to apply any form of FMEA we need to know the ways in which
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% the components we are using can fail.
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% %
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% A good introduction to hardware and software failure modes may be found in~\cite{sccs}[pp.114-124].
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% %
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% Typically when choosing components for a design, we look at manufacturers' data sheets
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% which describe functionality, physical dimensions
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% environmental ranges, tolerances and can indicate how a component may fail/misbehave
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% under given conditions.
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% %
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% How base components could fail internally, is not of interest to an FMEA investigation.
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% The FMEA investigator needs to know what failure behaviour a component may exhibit. %, or in other words, its modes of failure.
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% A large body of literature exists which gives guidance for determining component {\fms}.
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% For this study FMD-91~\cite{fmd91} and the gas burner standard EN298~\cite{en298} are examined.
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% %Some standards prescribe specific failure modes for generic component types.
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% In EN298 failure modes for most generic component types are listed, or if not listed,
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% determined by considering all pins OPEN and all adjacent pins shorted.
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% %a procedure where failure scenarios of all pins OPEN and all adjacent pins shorted
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% %are examined.
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% %
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% %
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% FMD-91 is a reference document released into the public domain by the United States DOD
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% and describes `failures' of common electronic components, with percentage statistics for each failure.
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% FMD-91 entries include general descriptions of internal failures alongside {\fms} of use to an FMEA investigation.
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% %
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% FMD-91 entries need, in some cases, some interpretation to be mapped to a clear set of
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% component {\fms} suitable for use in FMEA.
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%
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% A third document, MIL-1991~\cite{mil1991} often used alongside FMD-91, provides overall reliability statistics for
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% %
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% Using MIL1991 in conjunction with FMD-91, we can determine statistics for the failure modes
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% of component types.
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% %
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% The FMEDA process from European standard EN61508~\cite{en61508} for instance,
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% requires statistics for Meantime to Failure (MTTF) for all {\bc} failure modes.
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%
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%
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% % One is from the US military document FMD-91, where internal failures
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% %
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% % The other is EN298 where the failure modes for generic component types are prescribed, or
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% % determined by a procedure where failure scenarios of all pins OPEN and all adjacent pins shorted
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% % is applied. These techniques
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% %
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% % The FMD-91 entries need, in some cases, some interpretation to be mapped to
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% % component failure symptoms, but include failure modes that can be due to internal failures.
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% % The EN298 SHORT/OPEN procedure cannot determine failures due to internal causes but can be applied to any IC.
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% %
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% % Could I come in and see you Chris to quickly discuss these.
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% %
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% % I hope to have chapter 5 finished by the end of March, chapter 5 being the
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% % electronics examples for the FMMD methodology.
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%
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% In this section we look in detail at two common electrical components and examine how
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% the two sources of information define their failure mode behaviour.
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% We look at the reasons why some known failure modes % are omitted, or presented in
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% %specific but unintuitive ways.
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% %We compare the US. military published failure mode specifications wi
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% can be found in one source but not in the others and vice versa.
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% %
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% Finally we compare and contrast the failure modes determined for these components
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% from the FMD-91 reference source and from the guidelines of the
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% European burner standard EN298.
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%
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% \subsection{Failure mode determination for generic resistor.}
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% \label{sec:resistorfm}
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% %- Failure modes. Prescribed failure modes EN298 - FMD91
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% \paragraph{Resistor failure modes according to FMD-91.}
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%
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%
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% The resistor is a ubiquitous component in electronics, and is therefore a good candidate for detailed examination of its failure modes.
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% %
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% FMD-91\cite{fmd91}[3-178] lists many types of resistor
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% and lists many possible failure causes.
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% For instance for {\textbf{Resistor,~Fixed,~Film}} we are given the following failure causes:
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% \begin{itemize}
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% \item Opened 52\%
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% \item Drift 31.8\%
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% \item Film Imperfections 5.1\%
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% \item Substrate defects 5.1\%
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% \item Shorted 3.9\%
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% \item Lead damage 1.9\%
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% \end{itemize}
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% % This information may be of interest to the manufacturer of resistors, but it does not directly
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% % help a circuit designer.
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% % The circuit designer is not interested in the causes of resistor failure, but to build in contingency
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% % against {\fms} that the resistor could exhibit.
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% % We can determine these {\fms} by converting the internal failure descriptions
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% % to {\fms} thus:
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% To make this useful for FMEA/FMMD we must assign each failure cause to an arbitrary failure mode descriptor
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% as shown below.
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% %
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% %and map these failure causes to three symptoms,
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% %drift (resistance value changing), open and short.
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%
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% \begin{itemize}
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% \item Opened 52\% $\mapsto$ OPENED
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% \item Drift 31.8\% $\mapsto$ DRIFT
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% \item Film Imperfections 5.1\% $\mapsto$ OPEN
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% \item Substrate defects 5.1\% $\mapsto$ OPEN
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% \item Shorted 3.9\% $\mapsto$ SHORT
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% \item Lead damage 1.9\% $\mapsto$ OPEN.
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% \end{itemize}
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% %
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% The main causes of drift are overloading of components.
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% This is borne out in in the FMD-91~\cite{fmd91}[232] entry for a resistor network where the failure
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% modes do not include drift.
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% %
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% If we can ensure that our resistors will not be exposed to overload conditions, the
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% probability of drift (sometimes called parameter change) occurring
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% is significantly reduced, enough for some standards to exclude it~\cite{en298}~\cite{en230}.
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%
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% \paragraph{Resistor failure modes according to EN298.}
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%
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% EN298, the European gas burner safety standard, tends to be give failure modes more directly usable by FMEA than FMD-91.
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% EN298 requires that a full FMEA be undertaken, examining all failure modes
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% of all electronic components~\cite{en298}[11.2 5] as part of the certification process.
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% %
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% Annex A of EN298, prescribes failure modes for common components
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% and guidance on determining sets of failure modes for complex components (i.e. integrated circuits).
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% EN298~\cite{en298}[Annex A] (for most types of resistor)
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% only requires that the failure mode OPEN be considered for FMEA analysis.
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% %
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% For resistor types not specifically listed in EN298, the failure modes
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% are considered to be either OPEN or SHORT.
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||||||
% The reason that parameter change is not considered for resistors chosen for an EN298 compliant system, is that they must be must be {\em downrated}.
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% That is to say the power and voltage ratings of components must be calculated
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% for maximum possible exposure, with a 40\% margin of error. This reduces the probability
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% that the resistors will be overloaded,
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% and thus subject to drift/parameter change.
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%
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% % XXXXXX get ref from colin T
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%
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% %If a resistor was rated for instance for
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|
||||||
%
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||||||
% %These are useful for resistor manufacturersthey have three failure modes
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|
||||||
% %EN298
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||||||
% %Parameter change not considered for EN298 because the resistors are down-rated from
|
|
||||||
% %maximum possible voltage exposure -- find refs.
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%
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%
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||||||
% % FMD-91 gives the following percentages for failure rates in
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|
||||||
% % \label{downrate}
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|
||||||
% % The parameter change, is usually a failure mode associated with over stressing the component.
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|
||||||
% %In a system designed to typical safety critical constraints (as in EN298)
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||||||
% %these environmentally induced failure modes need not be considered.
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|
||||||
%
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|
||||||
% \subsubsection{Resistor Failure Modes}
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|
||||||
% \label{sec:res_fms}
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|
||||||
% For this study we will take the conservative view from EN298, and consider the failure
|
|
||||||
% modes for a generic resistor to be both OPEN and SHORT.
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|
||||||
% i.e.
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|
||||||
% \label{ros}
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|
||||||
% $$ fm(R) = \{ OPEN, SHORT \} . $$
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|
||||||
%
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|
||||||
% \subsection{Failure modes determination for generic operational amplifier}
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|
||||||
%
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|
||||||
% \begin{figure}[h+]
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|
||||||
% \centering
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|
||||||
% \includegraphics[width=200pt]{CH5_Examples/lm258pinout.jpg}
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||||||
% % lm258pinout.jpg: 478x348 pixel, 96dpi, 12.65x9.21 cm, bb=0 0 359 261
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|
||||||
% \caption{Pinout for an LM358 dual OpAmp}
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|
||||||
% \label{fig:lm258}
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|
||||||
% \end{figure}
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|
||||||
%
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|
||||||
% The operational amplifier (op-amp) %is a differential amplifier and
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|
||||||
% is very widely used in nearly all fields of modern analogue electronics.
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|
||||||
% They are typically packaged in dual or quad configurations---meaning
|
|
||||||
% that a chip will typically contain two or four amplifiers.
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|
||||||
% For the purpose of example, we look at
|
|
||||||
% a typical op-amp designed for instrumentation and measurement, the dual packaged version of the LM358~\cite{lm358}
|
|
||||||
% (see figure~\ref{fig:lm258}), and use this to compare the failure mode derivations from FMD-91 and EN298.
|
|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% \paragraph{ Failure Modes of an OpAmp according to FMD-91 }
|
|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% %Literature suggests, latch up, latch down and oscillation.
|
|
||||||
% For OpAmp failures modes, FMD-91\cite{fmd91}{3-116] states,
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|
||||||
% \begin{itemize}
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|
||||||
% \item Degraded Output 50\% Low Slew rate - poor die attach
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|
||||||
% \item No Operation - overstress 31.3\%
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|
||||||
% \item Shorted $V_+$ to $V_-$, overstress, resistive short in amplifier 12.5\%
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|
||||||
% \item Opened $V_+$ open 6.3\%
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|
||||||
% \end{itemize}
|
|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% Again these are mostly internal causes of failure, more of interest to the component manufacturer
|
|
||||||
% than a designer looking for the symptoms of failure.
|
|
||||||
% We need to translate these failure causes within the OpAmp into {\fms}.
|
|
||||||
% We can look at each failure cause in turn, and map it to potential {\fms} suitable for use in FMEA
|
|
||||||
% investigations.
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|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% \paragraph{OpAmp failure cause: Poor Die attach}
|
|
||||||
% The symptom for this is given as a low slew rate. This means that the op-amp
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|
||||||
% will not react quickly to changes on its input terminals.
|
|
||||||
% This is a failure symptom that may not be of concern in a slow responding system like an
|
|
||||||
% instrumentation amplifier. However, where higher frequencies are being processed,
|
|
||||||
% a signal may entirely be lost.
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|
||||||
% We can map this failure cause to a {\fm}, and we can call it $LOW_{slew}$.
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|
||||||
%
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|
||||||
% \paragraph{No Operation - over stress}
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|
||||||
% Here the OP\_AMP has been damaged, and the output may be held HIGH or LOW, or may be effectively tri-stated
|
|
||||||
% , i.e. not able to drive circuitry in along the next stages of the signal path: we can call this state NOOP (no Operation).
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|
||||||
% %
|
|
||||||
% We can map this failure cause to three {\fms}, $LOW$, $HIGH$, $NOOP$.
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|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% \paragraph{Shorted $V_+$ to $V_-$}
|
|
||||||
% Due to the high intrinsic gain of an op-amp, and the effect of offset currents,
|
|
||||||
% this will force the output HIGH or LOW.
|
|
||||||
% We map this failure cause to $HIGH$ or $LOW$.
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|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% \paragraph{Open $V_+$}
|
|
||||||
% This failure cause will mean that the minus input will have the very high gain
|
|
||||||
% of the OpAmp applied to it, and the output will be forced HIGH or LOW.
|
|
||||||
% We map this failure cause to $HIGH$ or $LOW$.
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|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% \paragraph{Collecting OpAmp failure modes from FMD-91}
|
|
||||||
% We can define an OpAmp, under FMD-91 definitions to have the following {\fms}.
|
|
||||||
% \begin{equation}
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|
||||||
% \label{eqn:opampfms}
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|
||||||
% fm(OpAmp) = \{ HIGH, LOW, NOOP, LOW_{slew} \}
|
|
||||||
% \end{equation}
|
|
||||||
%
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|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% \paragraph{Failure Modes of an OpAmp according to EN298}
|
|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% EN298 does not specifically define OP\_AMPS failure modes; these can be determined
|
|
||||||
% by following a procedure for `integrated~circuits' outlined in
|
|
||||||
% annex~A~\cite{en298}[A.1 note e].
|
|
||||||
% This demands that all open connections, and shorts between adjacent pins be considered as failure scenarios.
|
|
||||||
% We examine these failure scenarios on the dual packaged $LM358$~\cite{lm358}%\mu741$
|
|
||||||
% and determine its {\fms} in table ~\ref{tbl:lm358}.
|
|
||||||
% Collecting the op-amp failure modes from table ~\ref{tbl:lm358} we obtain the same {\fms}
|
|
||||||
% that we got from FMD-91, listed in equation~\ref{eqn:opampfms}.
|
|
||||||
%
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|
||||||
%
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|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% %\paragraph{EN298: Open and shorted pin failure symptom determination technique}
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|
||||||
%
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||||||
%
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|
||||||
%
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|
||||||
%
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|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% \begin{table}[h+]
|
|
||||||
% \caption{LM358: EN298 Open and shorted pin failure symptom determination technique}
|
|
||||||
% \begin{tabular}{|| l | l | c | c | l ||} \hline
|
|
||||||
% %\textbf{Failure Scenario} & & \textbf{Amplifier Effect} & & \textbf{Symptom(s)} \\
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|
||||||
% \textbf{Failure} & & \textbf{Amplifier Effect} & & \textbf{Derived Component} \\
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|
||||||
% \textbf{cause} & & \textbf{ } & & \textbf{Failure Mode} \\
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|
||||||
%
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|
||||||
% \hline
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|
||||||
%
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|
||||||
% & & & & \\ \hline
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|
||||||
%
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|
||||||
% FS1: PIN 1 OPEN & & A output open & & $NOOP_A$ \\ \hline
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|
||||||
%
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|
||||||
% FS2: PIN 2 OPEN & & A-input disconnected, & & \\
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|
||||||
% & & infinite gain on A+input & & $LOW_A$ or $HIGH_A$ \\ \hline
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|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% FS3: PIN 3 OPEN & & A+input disconnected, & & \\
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|
||||||
% & & infinite gain on A-input & & $LOW_A$ or $HIGH_A$ \\ \hline
|
|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% FS4: PIN 4 OPEN & & power to chip (ground) disconnected & & $NOOP_A$ and $NOOP_B$ \\ \hline
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|
||||||
%
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|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% FS5: PIN 5 OPEN & & B+input disconnected, & & \\
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|
||||||
% & & infinite gain on B-input & & $LOW_B$ or $HIGH_B$ \\ \hline
|
|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% FS6: PIN 6 OPEN & & B-input disconnected, & & \\
|
|
||||||
% FS6: PIN 6 OPEN & & infinite gain on B+input & & $LOW_B$ or $HIGH_B$ \\ \hline
|
|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% FS7: PIN 7 OPEN & & B output open & & $NOOP_B$ \\ \hline
|
|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% FS8: PIN 8 OPEN & & power to chip & & \\
|
|
||||||
% FS8: PIN 8 OPEN & & (Vcc) disconnected & & $NOOP_A$ and $NOOP_B$ \\ \hline
|
|
||||||
% & & & & \\
|
|
||||||
% & & & & \\
|
|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% & & & & \\ \hline
|
|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% FS9: PIN 1 $\stackrel{short}{\longrightarrow}$ PIN 2 & & A -ve 100\% Feed back, low gain & & $LOW_A$ \\ \hline
|
|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% FS10: PIN 2 $\stackrel{short}{\longrightarrow}$ PIN 3 & & A inputs shorted, & & \\
|
|
||||||
% & & output controlled by internal offset & & $LOW_A$ or $HIGH_A$ \\ \hline
|
|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% FS11: PIN 3 $\stackrel{short}{\longrightarrow}$ PIN 4 & & A + input held to ground & & $LOW_A$ \\ \hline
|
|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% FS12: PIN 5 $\stackrel{short}{\longrightarrow}$ PIN 6 & & B inputs shorted, & & \\
|
|
||||||
% & & output controlled by internal offset & & $LOW_B$ or $HIGH_B$ \\ \hline
|
|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% FS13: PIN 6 $\stackrel{short}{\longrightarrow}$ PIN 7 & & B -ve 100\% Feed back, low gain & & $LOW_B$ \\ \hline
|
|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% FS14: PIN 7 $\stackrel{short}{\longrightarrow}$ PIN 8 & & B output held high & & $HIGH_B$ \\ \hline
|
|
||||||
%
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|
||||||
%
|
|
||||||
% \hline
|
|
||||||
% \end{tabular}
|
|
||||||
% \label{tbl:lm358}
|
|
||||||
% \end{table}
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|
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%
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We can represent the number of potential failure modes of a component $c$, to be $ | fm(c) | .$
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We can represent the number of potential failure modes of a component $c$, to be $ | fm(c) | .$
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the number of checks required to rigorously examine every
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the number of checks required to rigorously examine every
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failure mode against all the other components in the system.
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We can define this as a function, Comparison Complexity, $CC$, with its domain as the system
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We can define this as a function, Comparison Complexity, can be represented by a function $CC$, with its domain as $G$, and
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\begin{equation}
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\begin{equation}
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%$$
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CC:\mathcal{\FG} \rightarrow \mathbb{N},
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\label{eqn:CC}
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%$$
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%%% when it was called reasoning distance -- 19NOV2011 -- RD(fg) = \sum_{n=1}^{|fg|} |fm(c_n)|.(|fg|-1)
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%%% when it was called reasoning distance -- 19NOV2011 -- RD(fg) = \sum_{n=1}^{|fg|} |fm(c_n)|.(|fg|-1)
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CC(\FG) = (n-1) \sum_{1 \le i \le n} fm(c_i).
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%$$
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%$$
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\begin{equation}
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\label{eqn:rd2}
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CC(\FG) = K.(|\FG|-1).
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\end{equation}
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An FMMD hierarchy consists of many {\fgs} which are subsets of $G$.
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We can define individual {\fgs} using $FG$ with an index to identify them and a superscript
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%$$
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%Equation~\ref{eqn:rd} can also be expressed as
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%Equation~\ref{eqn:rd} can also be expressed as
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