dependency models are valid for restricting components to check against in FMEA

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Robin Clark 2013-09-08 13:00:49 +01:00
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@ -701,6 +701,7 @@ if a particular top~level/system~failure was classified as catastrophic for inst
we could use this information
to strengthen components that could cause that particular top level event/system~failure.
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Figure \ref{fig:noninvdag1} shows a DAG,
from which we can trace top level failure modes to the base component failure modes
that can cause them.
@ -1460,8 +1461,8 @@ in the base components. Coupled with MTTF statistics for the base components
this allows prediction of statistical failure rates for system level failures (this is
described in greater detail in section~\ref{sec:determine_fms}).
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The connections from a given system~failure can be used to determine the
components that are necessary to function correctly to avoid its occurrence.
%%The connections from a given system~failure can be used to determine the
%%components that are necessary to function correctly to avoid its occurrence.
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% NO dependency trees are logical contructs, I dont think FMMD helps here