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\section{Copy dot tex}
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\subsection{An algebraic notation for identifying FMMD enitities}
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Consider all `components' to exist as
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members of a set $\mathcal{C}$.
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Each component $c$ has an associated set of failure modes.
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We can define a function $fm$ that returns a
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set of failure modes $F$, for the component $c$.
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Let the set of all possible components be $\mathcal{C}$
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and let the set of all possible failure modes be $\mathcal{F}$.
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We now define the function $fm$
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as
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\begin{equation}
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\label{eqn:fm}
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fm : \mathcal{C} \rightarrow \mathcal{P}\mathcal{F}.
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\end{equation}
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This is defined by, where $c$ is a component and $F$ is a set of failure modes,
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$ fm ( c ) = F. $
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We can use the variable name $\FG$ to represent a {\fg}. A {\fg} is a collection
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of components.
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%We thus define $FG$ as a set of chosen components defining
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%a {\fg}; all functional groups
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We can state that
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{\FG} is a member of the power set of all components, $ \FG \in \mathcal{P} \mathcal{C}. $
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We can overload the $fm$ function for a functional group {\FG}
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where it will return all the failure modes of the components in {\FG}
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given by
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$$ fm ({\FG}) = F. $$
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Generally, where $\mathcal{{\FG}}$ is the set of all functional groups,
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\begin{equation}
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fm : \mathcal{{\FG}} \rightarrow \mathcal{P}\mathcal{F}.
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\end{equation}
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%$$ \mathcal{fm}(C) \rightarrow S $$
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%$$ {fm}(C) \rightarrow S $$
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\paragraph{Abstraction Levels of {\fgs} and {\dcs}}
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\label{sec:indexsub}
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We can indicate the abstraction level of a component by using a superscript.
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Thus for the component $c$, where it is a `base component' we can assign it
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the abstraction level zero, $c^0$. Should we wish to index the components
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(for example as in a product parts-list) we can use a sub-script.
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Our base component (if first in the parts-list) could now be uniquely identified as
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$c^0_1$.
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We can further define the abstraction level of a {\fg}.
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We can say that it is the maximum abstraction level of any of its
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components. Thus a functional group containing only base components
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would have an abstraction level zero and could be represented with a superscript of zero thus
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`${\FG}^0$'. % The functional group set may also be indexed.
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We can apply symptom abstraction to a {\fg} to find
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its symptoms.
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%We are interested in the failure modes
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%of all the components in the {\fg}. An analysis process
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We define the symptom abstraction process with the symbol `$\bowtie$'.% is applied to the {\fg}.
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%
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The $\bowtie$ function takes a {\fg}
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as an argument and returns a newly created {\dc}.
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%
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%The $\bowtie$ analysis, a symptom extraction process, is described in chapter \ref{chap:sympex}.
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The symptom abstraction process must always raise the abstraction level
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for the newly created {\dc}.
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Using $\abslevel$ to symbolise the fault abstraction level, we can now state:
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$$ \bowtie({\FG}^{\abslevel}) \rightarrow c^{{\abslevel}+N} | N \ge 1. $$
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\paragraph{Functional Groups may be indexed}
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We will typically have more than one {\fg} on each level of FMMD hierarchy ( expect the top level where there will only be one)
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we could index the {\fgs} with a sub-script, and can then uniquely identify them using their level and their index.
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For example ${\FG}^{3}_{2}$ would be the second {\fg} at the third level of abstraction in an FMMD hierarchy.
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\paragraph{The symptom abstraction process in outline.}
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The $\bowtie$ function processes each component in the {\fg} and
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extracts all the component failure modes.
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With all the failure modes, an analyst can
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determine how each failure mode will affect the {\fg}, and then collect common symptoms.
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A new {\dc} is created
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where its failure modes, are the symptoms from {\fg}.
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Note that the component must have a higher abstraction level than the {\fg}
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it was derived from.
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\paragraph{Surjective constraint applied to symptom collection.}
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We can stipulate that symptom collection process is surjective.
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% i.e. $ \forall f in F $
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By stipulating surjection for symptom collection, we ensure
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that each component failure mode maps to at least one symptom.
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We also ensure that all symptoms have at least one component failure
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mode (i.e. one or more failure modes that caused it).
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\subsection{FMMD Hierarchy}
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By applying stages of analysis to higher and higher abstraction
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levels, we can converge to a complete failure mode model of the system under analysis.
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Because the symptom abstraction process is defined as surjective (from component failure modes to symptoms)
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the number of symptoms is guaranteed to be less than or equal to
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the number of component failure modes.
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In practise however, the number of symptoms greatly reduces as we traverse
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up the hierarchy.
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This is a natural process. When we have complicated systems
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they always have a small number of system failure modes in comparison to
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the number of failure modes in its sub-systems/components..
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\section{Examples of Derived Component like concepts in safety literature}
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Idea stage on this section, integrated circuits and some compond parts (like digital resistors)
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are treated like base components. i.e. this sets a precedent for {\dcs}.
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\begin{itemize}
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\item Look at OPAMP circuits, pick one (say $\mu$741)
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\item Digital transistor perhaps, inside two resistors and a transistor.
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\item outline a proposed FMMD analysis
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\item Show FMD-91 OPAMP failure modes -- compare with FMMD
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\end{itemize}
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The gas burner standard (EN298~\cite{en298}), only considers OPEN and SHORT for resistors
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(and for some types of resistors OPEN only).
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FMD-91~\cite{fmd91}(the US military failure modes guide) also includes `parameter change' in its description of resistor failure modes.
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Now a resistor will generally only suffer parameter change when over stressed.
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EN298 stipulates down rating by 60\% to maximum stress
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possible in a circuit. So even if you have a resistor that preliminary tells you would
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never be subjected to say more than 5V, but there is say, a 24V rail
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on the circuit, you have to choose resistors able to cope with the 24V
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stress/load and then down rate by 60\%. That is to say the resitor should be rated for a maximum
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voltage of $ > 38.4V$ and should be rated 60\% higher for its power consumption at $38.4V$.
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Because of down-rating, it is reasonable to not have to consider parameter change under EN298 approvals.
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\clearpage
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Two areas that cannot be automated. Choosing {\fgs} and the analysis/symptom collection process itself.
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\subsection{{\fgs} Sharing components and Hierarchy}
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With electronics we need to follow the signal path to make sense of failure modes
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effects on other parts of the circuit further down that path.
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%{\fgs} will naturally have to be in the position of starter
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A power-supply is naturally first in a signal path (or failure reasoning path).
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That is to say, if the power-supply is faulty, its failure modes are likely to affect
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the {\fgs} that have to use it.
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This means that most electronic components should be placed higher in an FMMD
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hierarchy than the power-supply.
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A shorted de-coupling capactitor caused a `symptom' of the power-supply,
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and an open de-coupling capactitor should be considered a `failure~mode' relevant to the logic chip.
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% to consider.
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If components can be shared between functional groups, this means that components
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must be shareable between {\fgs} at different levels in the FMMD hierarchy.
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This hierarchy and an optionally shared de-coupling capacitor (with line highlighted in red and dashed) are shown
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in figure~\ref{fig:shared_component}.
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\begin{figure}
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\centering
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\includegraphics[width=250pt,keepaspectratio=true]{CH5_Examples/shared_component.png}
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% shared_component.png: 729x670 pixel, 72dpi, 25.72x23.64 cm, bb=0 0 729 670
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\caption{Optionally shared Component}
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\label{fig:shared_component}
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\end{figure}
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\subsection{Hierarchy and structure}
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By having this structure, the logic circuit element, can accept failure modes from the
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power-supply (for instance these might, for the sake of example include: $NO\_POWER$, $LOW\_VOLTAGE$, $HIGH\_VOLTAGE$, $NOISE\_HF$, $NOISE\_LF$.
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Our logic circuit may be able to cope with $LOW\_VOLTAGE$ and $NOISE\_LF$, but react with a serious symptom to $NOISE\_HF$ say.
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But in order to process these failure modes it must be at a higher stage in the FMMD hierarchy.
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\pagebreak[4]
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\section{Defining the concept of `comparison~complexity' in FMEA}
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%
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% DOMAIN == INPUTS
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% RANGE == OUTPUTS
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When performing FMEA we have a system under investigation, which will
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comprise of a collection of components which have associated failure modes.
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The object of FMEA is to determine cause and effect:
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from the failure modes (the causes) to the effects (or symptoms of failure).
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To perform FMEA rigorously
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we could stipulate that every failure mode must be checked for effects
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against all the components in the system.
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We could term this `rigorous~FMEA'~(RFMEA).
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The number of checks we have to make to achieve this gives an indication of the complexity of the task.
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We could term this `comparison~complexity', as it is the number of
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paths between failure modes and components, necessary to achieve RFMEA, for a given system/functional~group.
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% (except its self of course, that component is already considered to be in a failed state!).
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%
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Obviously, for a small number of components and failure modes we have a smaller number
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of checks to make than for a complicated larger system.
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We can consider the system as a large {\fg} of components.
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We represent the number of components in the {\fg} $G$, by
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$ | G | $
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(an indexing and sub-scripting notation to identify particular {\fgs}
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within an FMMD hierarchy is given in section~\ref{sec:indexsub}).
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The function $fm$ has a component as its domain and the components failure modes as its range (see equation~\ref{eqn:fm}).
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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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If we index all the components in the system under investigation $ c_1, c_2 \ldots c_{|\FG|} $ we can express
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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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or {\fg}, $\FG$, and
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its range as the number of checks to perform to satisfy a rigorous FMEA inspection.
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Where $\mathcal{\FG}$ represents the set of all {\fgs}, and $ \mathbb{N} $ any natural integer, $CC$ is defined by,
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\begin{equation}
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%$$
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CC:\mathcal{\FG} \rightarrow \mathbb{N},
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%$$
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\end{equation}
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and, where n is the number of components in the system/{\fg}, $|fm(c_i)|$ is the number of failure modes
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in component ${c_i}$, is given by
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\begin{equation}
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\label{eqn:CC}
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%$$
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%%% when it was called reasoning distance -- 19NOV2011 -- RD(fg) = \sum_{n=1}^{|fg|} |fm(c_n)|.(|fg|-1)
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CC(\FG) = (n-1) \sum_{1 \le i \le n} fm(c_i).
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%$$
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\end{equation}
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This can be simplified if we can determine the total number of failure modes in the system $K$, (i.e. $ K = \sum_{n=1}^{|G|} {|fm(c_n)|}$);
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equation~\ref{eqn:CC} becomes
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%$$
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\begin{equation}
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\label{eqn:rd2}
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CC(\FG) = K.(|\FG|-1).
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\end{equation}
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%$$
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%Equation~\ref{eqn:rd} can also be expressed as
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%
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% \begin{equation}
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% \label{eqn:rd2}
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% %$$
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% CC(G) = {|G|}.{|fm(c_n)|}.{(|fg|-1)} .
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% %$$
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% \end{equation}
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\subsection{A general formula for counting Comparison Complexity in an FMMD hierarchy}
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An FMMD Hierarchy will have reducing numbers of functional groups as we progress up the hierarchy.
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In order to calculate its comparison~complexity we need to apply equation~\ref{eqn:CC} to
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all {\fgs} on each level.
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We define a helper function $g$ with a domain of the level $i$ in an FMMD hierarchy $H$, and a co-domain of a set of {\fgs} (specifically all the {\fgs} on the given level),
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defined by
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\begin{equation}
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%$$
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g(H, i) \rightarrow \forall {\FG}^{\xi} \;where\; ({\xi} = {i}) \wedge ({\FG}^{\xi} \in H) .
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%$$
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\end{equation}
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Where $L$ represents the number of levels in the FMMD hierarchy,
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$|g(\xi)|$ represents the number of functional groups on the level
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and $H$ represents an FMMD hierarchy,
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we overload the comparison complexity thus:
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%$$
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\begin{equation}
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\label{eqn:gf}
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CC(H) = \sum_{\xi=0}^{L} \sum_{j=1}^{|g(H,\xi)|} CC({\FG}_{j}^{\xi}).
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%$$
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\end{equation}
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\pagebreak[4]
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\subsection{Complexity Comparison Examples}
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The potential divider discussed in section~\ref{potdivfmmd} has four failure modes and two components and therefore has $CC$ of 4.
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$$CC(potdiv) = \sum_{n=1}^{2} |2|.(|1|) = 4 $$
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Even considering a $fictitious$ system with just 81 components (with these components
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having 3 failure modes each) we would have an $CC$ of
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$$CC(fictitious) = \sum_{n=1}^{81} |3|.(|80|) = 19440 .$$
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Ensuring all component failure modes are checked against all other components in a system
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-- applying FMEA rigorously -- could be termed
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Rigorous FMEA (RFMEA).
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The computational order for RFMEA would be polynomial ($O(N^2.K)$) (where $K$ is the variable number of failure modes).
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This order may be acceptable in a computational environment: However, the choosing of {\fgs} and the analysis
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process are by-hand/human activities. It can be seen that it is practically impossible to achieve
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RFMEA for anything but trivial systems.
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% Next statement needs alot of justification
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It is the authors belief that FMMD reduces the comparison complexity enough to make
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rigorous checking feasible.
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\pagebreak[4]
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%\subsection{Using the concept of Complexity Comparison to compare RFMEA with FMMD}
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\begin{figure}
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\centering
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\includegraphics[width=400pt,keepaspectratio=true]{CH5_Examples/three_tree.png}
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% three_tree.png: 851x385 pixel, 72dpi, 30.02x13.58 cm, bb=0 0 851 385
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\caption{FMMD Hierarchy with number of components in {\fg} fixed to 3 $(|G| = 3)$ } % \wedge (|fm(c)| = 3)$}
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\label{fig:three_tree}
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\end{figure}
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\subsection{Comparing FMMD and RFMEA comparison complexity}
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Because components have variable numbers of failure modes,
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and {\fgs} have variable numbers of components it is difficult to
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use the general formula for comparing the number of checks to make for
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RFMEA and FMMD.
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If we were to create an example by fixing the number of components in a {\fg}
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and the number of failure modes per component, we can derive formulae
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to compare the number of checks to make from an FMMD hierarchy to RFMEA applied to
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all components in a system.
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Consider $k$ to be the number of components in a {\fg} (i.e. $k=|{\FG}|$),
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$f$ is the number of failure modes per component (i.e. $f=|fm(c)|$), and
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$L$ to be the number of levels in the hierarchy of an FMMD analysis.
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We can represent the number of failure scenarios to check in a (fixed parameter for $|{\FG}|$ and $|fm(c_i)|$) FMMD hierarchy
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with equation~\ref{eqn:anscen}.
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\begin{equation}
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\label{eqn:anscen}
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\sum_{n=0}^{L} {k}^{n}.k.f.(k-1)
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\end{equation}
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The thinking behind equation~\ref{eqn:anscen}, is that for each level of analysis -- counting down from the top --
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there are ${k}^{n}$ {\fgs} within each level; we need to apply RFMEA to each {\fg} on the level.
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The number of checks to make for RFMEA is number of components $k$ multiplied by the number of failure modes $f$
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checked against the remaining components in the {\fg} $(k-1)$.
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If, for the sake of example we fix the number of components in a {\fg} to three and
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the number of failure modes per component to three, an FMMD hierarchy
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would look like figure~\ref{fig:three_tree}.
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\subsection{Worked Example}
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Using the diagram in figure~\ref{fig:three_tree}, we have three levels of analysis.
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Starting at the top, we have a {\fg} with three derived components, each of which has
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three failure modes.
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Thus the number of checks to make in the top level is $3^0.3.2.3=18$.
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On the level below that, we have three {\fgs} each with a
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an identical number of checks, $3^1.3.2.3=56$.%{\fg}
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On the level below that we have nine {\fgs}, $3^2.3.2.3=168$.
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Adding these together gives $242$ checks to make to perform FMMD (i.e. RFMEA {\em{within the}}
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{\fgs}).
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If we were to take the system represented in figure~\ref{fig:three_tree}, and
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apply RFMEA on it as a whole system, we can use equation~\ref{eqn:CC},
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$CC(G) = \sum_{n=1}^{|G|} |fm(c_n)|.(|G|-1)$, where $|G|$ is 27, $fm(c_n)$ is 3
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and $(|G|-1)$ is 26.
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This gives:
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$CC(G) = \sum_{n=1}^{27} |3|.(|27|-1) = 2106$.
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In order to get general equations with which to compare RFMEA with FMMD
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we can re-write equation~\ref{eqn:CC} in terms of the number of levels
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in an FMMD hierarchy.
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%
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The number of components in the system, is number of components
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in a {\fg} raised to the power of the level plus one.
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Thus we re-write equation~\ref{eqn:CC} as:
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\begin{equation}
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\label{eqn:fmea_state_exp21}
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\sum_{n=1}^{k^{L+1}}.(k^{L+1}-1).f \; , % \\
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%(N^2 - N).f
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\end{equation}
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or
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\begin{equation}
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\label{eqn:fmea_state_exp22}
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k^{L+1}.(k^{L+1}-1).f \;. % \\
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%(N^2 - N).f
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\end{equation}
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We can now use equation~\ref{eqn:anscen} and \ref{eqn:fmea_state_exp22} to compare (for fixed sizes of $|G|$ and $|fm(c)|$)
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the two approaches, for the work required to perform rigorous checking.
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For instance, having four levels
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of FMMD analysis, with these fixed numbers,
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%(in addition to the top zeroth level)
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will require 81 base level components.
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$$
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%\begin{equation}
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\label{eqn:fmea_state_exp22}
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3^4.(3^4-1).3 = 81.(81-1).3 = 19440 % \\
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%(N^2 - N).f
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%\end{equation}
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$$
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$$
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%\begin{equation}
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% \label{eqn:anscen}
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\sum_{n=0}^{3} {3}^{n}.3.3.(2) = 720
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%\end{equation}
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$$
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% \subsection{Exponential squared to Exponential}
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%
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% can I say that ?
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\section{Problems in choosing membership of functional groups}
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\subsection{Side Effects: A Problem for FMMD analysis}
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A problem with modularising according to functionality is that we can have component failures that would
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intuitively be associated with one {\fg} that may cause unintended side effects in other
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{\fgs}.
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For instance were we to have a component that on failing $SHORT$ could bring down
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a voltage supply rail, this could have drastic consequences for other
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functional groups in the system we are examining.
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\pagebreak[3]
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\subsubsection{Example de-coupling capacitors in logic circuits}
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A good example of this, are de-coupling capacitors, often used
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over the power supply pins of all chips in a digital logic circuit.
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Were any of these capacitors to fail $SHORT$ they could bring down
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the supply voltage to the other logic chips.
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To a power-supply, shorted capacitors on the supply rails
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are a potential source of the symptom, $SUPPLY\_SHORT$.
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In a logic chip/digital circuit {\fg} open capacitors are a potential
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source of symptoms caused by the failure mode $INTERFERENCE$.
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So we have a `symptom' of the power-supply, and a `failure~mode' of
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the logic chip to consider.
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A possible solution to this is to include the de-coupling capacitors
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in the power-supply {\fg}.
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% decision, could they be included in both places ????
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% I think so
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Because the capacitor has two potential failure modes (EN298)
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this raises another issue for FMMD. A de-coupling capacitor going $OPEN$ might not be considered relevant to
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a power-supply module (but there might be additional noise on its output rails).
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But in {\fg} terms the power supply, now has a new symptom that of $INTERFERENCE$.
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Some logic chips are more susceptible to $INTERFERENCE$ than others.
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A logic chip with de-coupling capacitor failing, may operate correctly
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but interfere with other chips in the circuit.
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There is no reason why the de-coupling capacitors could not be included {\em in the {\fg} they would intuitively be associated with as well}.
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This allows for the general principle of a component failure affecting more than one {\fg} in a circuit.
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This allows functional groups to share components where necessary.
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This does not break the modularity of the FMMD technique, because, as {\irl}
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one component failure may affect more than one sub-system.
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It does uncover a weakness in the FMMD methodology though.
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It could be very easy to miss the side effect and include
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the component causing the side effect into the wrong {\fg}, or only one germane {\fg}.
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\section{Double Simultaneous Failures}
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The probability for independent double simultaneous component failures (because we would multiply the probabilities of failure) is very low.
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However, some critical systems have to consider these type of eventualities.
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The burner control industry has to consider double failures, as specified in European Norm
|
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EN298~\cite{en298}. EN298 does not specifically state that
|
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double simultaneous failures must be considered. What it does say is that
|
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in the event of a lockout---a condition where an error has been detected and
|
||||
the equipment moves to a safe non-functioning state---no secondary failure may cause a dangerous condition.
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%
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This is slightly vague: there are so many possible component failures that could
|
||||
cause a secondary failure, that it is very difficult not to interpret this
|
||||
as meaning we have to cater for double simultaneous failures for the most critical sections
|
||||
of a burner control system.
|
||||
%
|
||||
In practise---in the field of EN298: burner controllers---this means triple safeguards to ensure the fuel
|
||||
is not allowed to flow under an error condition. This would of course leave the possibility of
|
||||
other more complex double failures tricking the controller into thinking the
|
||||
combustion was actually safe when it was not.
|
||||
%
|
||||
It would be impractical to
|
||||
perform the number of checks (as the checking is time-consuming human process) required of RFMEA on a system as complex as a burner controller.
|
||||
|
||||
It has been shown that, for all but trivial small systems, double failure mode checking
|
||||
is impossible from a practical perspective.
|
||||
FMMD can reduce the number of checks to make to achieve double simultaneous failure checking -- but by the very nature
|
||||
of choosing {\fgs} we will not (in the initial stages) be cross checking all possible
|
||||
combinations of double failures in all the components.
|
||||
|
||||
The diagram in figure~\ref{fig:dubsim1}, uses Euler diagrams to model failure modes (as closed contours) and asterisks
|
||||
to model failure mode scenarios. The failure scenario is defined by the contours that enclose it.
|
||||
Consider a system which has four components $c_1 \ldots c_4$.
|
||||
Consider that each of these components may fail in two ways: $a$ and $b$, i.e $fm(c_1) = fm(c_2) = \{a,b\}$.
|
||||
Now consider two {\fgs}, $fg1 = \{ c_1, c_2 \}$ and $fg2 = \{ c_3, c_4 \}$.
|
||||
|
||||
We list all the possible failure scenarios as $FS1 \ldots FS6$ for each functional group.
|
||||
For instance $FS5$ is the result of component $c_2$ failing with failure mode $a$ and component $c_1$ failing
|
||||
with failure mode $b$. We can express this as $c_2 a \cup c_1 b$.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
\begin{figure}[h]
|
||||
\centering
|
||||
\includegraphics[width=300pt,keepaspectratio=true]{CH5_Examples/dubsim1.png}
|
||||
% dubsim1.png: 612x330 pixel, 72dpi, 21.59x11.64 cm, bb=0 0 612 330
|
||||
\caption{Simultaneous Failure Mode Scenarios}
|
||||
\label{fig:dubsim1}
|
||||
\end{figure}
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
From figure~\ref{fig:dubsim1} we can see that the double failure modes within the {\fgs} have been examined.
|
||||
How do we model the double failures that occur across the {\fgs}, for instance
|
||||
$c_4 a \cup c_1 a$.
|
||||
It could be argued that because functional groups are chosen for their functionality, and re-usability
|
||||
that component failures in one should not affect a different {\fg}, but this is a weak argument.
|
||||
Merely double checking within {\fgs} would be marginally better than
|
||||
only applying it to the most obvious critical elements of a system.
|
||||
|
||||
What is really required is a way that all double simultaneous failures
|
||||
are checked.
|
||||
|
||||
One way of doing this is to apply double failure mode
|
||||
checking to all {\fgs} higher up in the hierarchy.
|
||||
|
||||
This guarantees to check the symptoms caused by the
|
||||
failure modes in the other {\fgs} with the symptoms
|
||||
derived from the other {\fgs} modelling for double failures.
|
||||
%
|
||||
By traversing down the tree we can automatically determine which
|
||||
double simultaneous combinations have not been resolved.
|
||||
%
|
||||
By applying double simultaneous checking until no single failures
|
||||
canlead to a top level event, we
|
||||
double failure move coverage.
|
||||
|
||||
To extend the example in figure~\ref{fig:dubsim1} we can map the failure
|
||||
scenarios.
|
||||
For Functional Group 1 (FG1), let us map:
|
||||
\begin{eqnarray*}
|
||||
FS1 & \mapsto & S1 \\
|
||||
FS2 & \mapsto & S3 \\
|
||||
FS3 & \mapsto & S1 \\
|
||||
FS4 & \mapsto & S2 \\
|
||||
FS5 & \mapsto & S2 \\
|
||||
FS6 & \mapsto & S3
|
||||
\end{eqnarray*}
|
||||
|
||||
Thus a derived component, DC1, has the failure modes defined by $fm(DC1) = \{ S1, S2, S3 \}$.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
For Functional Group 2 (FG2), let us map:
|
||||
\begin{eqnarray*}
|
||||
FS1 & \mapsto & S4 \\
|
||||
FS2 & \mapsto & S5 \\
|
||||
FS3 & \mapsto & S5 \\
|
||||
FS4 & \mapsto & S4 \\
|
||||
FS5 & \mapsto & S6 \\
|
||||
FS6 & \mapsto & S5
|
||||
\end{eqnarray*}
|
||||
|
||||
%This AUTOMATIC check can reveal WHEN double checking no longer necessary
|
||||
%in the hierarchy to cover dub sum !!!!! YESSSS
|
||||
sample text
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
|
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