diff --git a/submission_thesis/CH2_FMEA/copy.tex b/submission_thesis/CH2_FMEA/copy.tex index 7a627a3..140c553 100644 --- a/submission_thesis/CH2_FMEA/copy.tex +++ b/submission_thesis/CH2_FMEA/copy.tex @@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ typically of the form of examining scenarios such as %are examined. % % -FMD-91 is a reference document released into the public domain by the United States DOD +FMD-91~\cite{fmd91} is a reference document released into the public domain by the United States DOD and describes `failures' of common electronic components, with percentage statistics for each failure. % FMD-91 entries include general descriptions of internal failures alongside {\fms} of use to an FMEA investigation. @@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ For Op-Amp failures modes, FMD-91\cite{fmd91}{3-116] states, These are mostly internal causes of failure, more of interest to the component manufacturer than a test engineer % designer -looking for the symptoms of failure. +looking for symptoms of failure. % These failure causes within the Op-Amp need to be translated to symptomatic {\fms}. % @@ -570,13 +570,13 @@ $$ fm(OPAMP) = \{ LOW, HIGH, NOOP, LOW\_SLEW \} . $$ The EN298 pinouts failure mode technique cannot reveal failure modes due to internal failures, -and that is why it misses the $LOW\_SLEW$. +and that is why it misses $LOW\_SLEW$. % The FMD-91 entries for op-amps are not directly usable as component {\fms} in FMEA and require interpretation. % -However, once a failure mode analysis has been carried out, the model can -be used throughout the FMEA process. +However, once a failure mode determination has been carried out, the model can +be re-used throughout the FMEA process. %%%% Talk about R differences ?? XXXXX @@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ the circuit behaviour is measured in finer granularity, % With this style of fault finding, because it is based on experiment, hopping from module to module eliminating working ones, until -failure is found~\cite{maikowski}, it is efficient in terms of +failure is found~\cite{maikowski}, is efficient in terms of concentrating effort. % The rationale and work-culture of those tasked to @@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ deduced). \fmmdglossRD Reasoning distance, is the number of stages of logic and reasoning used in {\fm} analysis to map a failure cause to its potential outcomes; counted -by th number of {\fm} to component checks made. +by the number of {\fm} to component checks made. % The basic FMEA example in section~\ref{basicfmea} considered one {\fm} against some of the components in the milli-volt reader. @@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ cost, problems to be addressed in product production. It generally focuses on known problems and using their statistical frequency %they occur and their cost to fix multiplied gives a Risk Priority Number (RPN) -number for the germane component {\fm}. +for the germane component {\fm}. % Fixing problems with the highest RPN number will return most cost benefit~\cite{bfmea}. @@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ The highest $C_m$ values would represent the most dangerous or serious system level failures. The highest $C_m$ values would be at the top of a `to~fix' list for a project manager, and some levels of risk may be considered unacceptable -and require re-design of some systems. +and require re-design. % of some systems. \fmmdglossFMECA \section{FMEDA - Failure Modes Effects and Diagnostic Analysis}