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Added alpha factor to FMECA

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Robin Clark 2011-02-14 18:36:24 +00:00
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@ -356,15 +356,16 @@ electronic components was published by the DOD
in 1991 (MIL HDK 1991 \cite{mil1991}) and is a typical
source for MTFF data.
%
FMECA has a probability factor for a component error becoming % causing
a SYSTEM level error.
This is termed the $\beta$ factor.
FMECA has a probability factor for a component error occuring % causing
termed the $\alpha$ factor.
%\footnote{for a given component failure mode there will be a $\beta$ value, the
%probability that the component failure mode will cause a given SYSTEM failure}.
%
This lacks precision, or in other words, determinability prediction accuracy \cite{fafmea},
as often the component failure mode cannot be proven to cause a SYSTEM level failure, but is
assigned a probability $\beta$ factor by the design engineer. The use of a $\beta$ factor
A second probability factor, the liklihood that the component failure
mode will cause a given SYSTEM failure, is termed the $\beta$ factor.
As often the component failure mode cannot be proven to cause a SYSTEM level failure, but is
assigned a heuristic probability $\beta$ factor by the design engineer.
The use of a $\beta$ factor
is often justified using Bayes theorem \cite{probstat}.
%Also, it can miss combinations of failure modes that will cause SYSTEM level errors.
%
@ -387,8 +388,9 @@ Again this essentially produces a prioritised `to~do' list.
\begin{itemize}
\item Possibility to miss the effects of failure modes at SYSTEM level.
\item Possibility to miss environmental affects.
\item The $\beta$ factor is based on heuristics and does not reflect any rigorous calculations. Applying failure rates of individual components rather than individual failure modes
makes the factor less statistically reliable.
\item The $\beta$ factor is based on heuristics and typically does not reflect any rigorous calculations.
\item The $\alpha$ factor is generally taken from lierature for generic component such as MIL~HDBK~\cite{mil1992}
and may not take into account operational states and environemtnal factors.
\item Complex component interaction effects can be missed.
\item No possibility to model base component level double failure modes.
\end{itemize}