From ad1767f90cdcaea6c38f868c6c1c49a00cd3c4f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robin Clark Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:46:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] . --- .../component_failure_modes_definition.tex | 9 +++++---- survey/survey.tex | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/component_failure_modes_definition/component_failure_modes_definition.tex b/component_failure_modes_definition/component_failure_modes_definition.tex index f7c3013..506157d 100644 --- a/component_failure_modes_definition/component_failure_modes_definition.tex +++ b/component_failure_modes_definition/component_failure_modes_definition.tex @@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ We can model this using an Euler diagram representation of an example component with three failure modes $\{ B_1, B_2, B_3, OK \}$ see figure \ref{fig:combco}. For the purpose of example let us consider $\{ B_2, B_3 \}$ -to be intrinsically mutually exclusive, by $B_1$ to be independent. +to be intrinsically mutually exclusive, but $B_1$ to be independent. This means the we have the possibility of two new combinations $ B_1 \cap B_2$ and $ B_1 \cap B_3$. We can represent these @@ -794,17 +794,18 @@ Thus for $P(B_1 \cap B_2) = P(B_1)P(B_2)$ and $P(B_1 \cap B_3) = P(B_1)P(B_3)$. \end{figure} -We can now consider the shaded areas as new failure modes of the component. +We can now consider the shaded areas as new failure modes of the component (see figure \ref{fig:combco3}). Because of the combinations, the probabilities for the failure modes $B_1, B_2$ and $B_3$ will now reduce. -We can use the prime character ($/prime$), to represent the altered value for a failure mode, i.e. +We can use the prime character ($\; \prime \;$), to represent the altered value for a failure mode, i.e. $B_1^\prime$ represents the altered value for $B_1$. Thus $$ P(B_1^\prime) = B_1 - P(B_1 \cap B_2) - P(B_1 \cap B_3)\; , $$ $$ P(B_2^\prime) = B_2 - P(B_1 \cap B_2) \; and $$ $$ P(B_3^\prime) = B_3 - P(B_1 \cap B_3) \; . $$ - +We now have two new component failure mode $B_4$ and $B_5$, shown in figure \ref{fig:combco3}. +We can express their probabilities as $P(B_4) = P(B_1 \cap B_3)$ and $P(B_5) = P(B_1 \cap B_2)$. %%- diff --git a/survey/survey.tex b/survey/survey.tex index 4dcc57e..4d06f19 100644 --- a/survey/survey.tex +++ b/survey/survey.tex @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ \ifthenelse {\boolean{paper}} { \begin{abstract} -A survey of Static Failure Mode analysis Methodologies applicable to saefty critical systems. +A survey of Static Failure Mode analysis Methodologies applicable to safety critical systems. \end{abstract} } { \section{Overvew} -A survey of Static Failure Mode analysis Methodologies applicable to saefty critical systems. +A survey of Static Failure Mode analysis Methodologies applicable to safety critical systems. } There are four methodologies in common use for failure mode modelling.