Thesis Structure Meeting -- Failure Mode Modular De-Composition

The meeting decided that the thesis should comprise of
seven chapeters with the following subject areas.

1.	Introduction - overview of the subject area

2.	FMEA - general description, variants  and context

3.	Weaknesess of FMEA

4.	FMMD - proposed solution, modularisation of FMEA

	* Hierarchical modelling - functional groups --> derived components etc
	* Symptom extraction process
	* Unitary State failure modes -- only one failure mode may be active at 
          a given time in a component -- definition.

5.	Examples for various levels of problems, 

	* using examples set by C Garrett, 
        * the PT100 temperature sensing circuit (double failures analysed)
	* A larger complete electronics example (possible an anbalog PID controller)

6.	Evaluation of FMMD

	* Unitary State failure modes.
	* Complexity Comparison
	* Problems in modelling for FMMD.

7.	Conclusion and further work.

	* Software modelled in terms of failure modes - follow contract programming paradigm
        * Hardware modelled in terms of failure modes (perhaps look at a servo motor, linkage, gearbox motor etc).

A goal has been set to submit these chapters, writing the introduction last, 
by October 2012.