diff --git a/submission_thesis/CH4_FMMD/copy.tex b/submission_thesis/CH4_FMMD/copy.tex index 73a3c94..ec8fb57 100644 --- a/submission_thesis/CH4_FMMD/copy.tex +++ b/submission_thesis/CH4_FMMD/copy.tex @@ -2145,19 +2145,35 @@ The abstraction level concept is formally defined in section~\ref{sec:abstractio \section{Conclusion} -Tie into wish list at end of chapter 3. Solves state explosion, completeness, traceability, models for related such as FMECA +%Tie into wish list at end of chapter 3. Solves state explosion, completeness, traceability, models for related such as FMECA +\paragraph{Failure model Completeness.} +It is undesirable to miss any component {\fm} in the analysis process; were this to +happen our failure model would be incomplete. +% +Given the starting conditions of base component {\fms} from the literature, +we can ensure that all these {\fms} are traceable to subsequent {\dc} {\fms} +in the model. +% +With the above condition true, we term this a `complete' FMMD failure model. -\paragraph{State explosion problem of FMEA solved by FMMD}. +\paragraph{State explosion problem of FMEA solved by FMMD.} +% +Because FMMD considers failure modes within functional groups +the traditional state explosion problem in FMEA, where each failure +mode could be considered in the context of all other components in the system +disappears. +% +This is dealt with formally in section~\ref{sec:cc}. \paragraph{Uses of the FMMD failure mode model.} % -Having a failure mode graph/model where base component failure modes are traceable to top event events, +Having a failure mode graph/model, where base component failure modes are traceable to top event events, provides a forward search derived failure mode model. % -A forward search means that we can ensure that -all known component failure -modes have been considered in the analysis. +%A forward search means that we can apply checks to ensure that +%all known component failure +%modes have been considered in the analysis (i.e. completeness as described above). % We can use this model to derive information to assist in creating related models such as FTA~\cite{nucfta,nasafta},