SOFTWARE TOOL FOR AUTOMATED FAILURE MODES AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS (FMEA) OF HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS

Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) for Gamma Knife radiosurgery

PURPOSE Gamma Knife radiosurgery is a highly precise and accurate treatment technique for treating brain diseases with low risk of serious error that nevertheless could potentially be reduced. We applied the AAPM Task Group 100 recommended failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) tool to develop a risk-based quality management program for Gamma Knife radiosurgery. METHODS A team consisting o...

Automated Failure-modes-and-effects Analysis of Embedded Software

The paper presents work in progress aiming at extending Failure-modes-and-effects Analysis (FMEA) to include embedded software. It is based on the insight that requirements on Software FMEA in this context are only dependent on the required functionality of the physical system, which, in particular, allows the consideration of a finite set of qualitatively characterized software failures.

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (fmea) – an Assessment Tool for Risk Management in Clinical Laboratories

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Systematic Design

The paper describes recent work to improve the safety process for aero-engine controllers. The role of FMEA is discussed in the context of the safety and certification processes, with reference to ARP 4754 and ARP 4761. Whilst the ARPs' emphasis on top-down hazard-driven approaches is valuable, it is concluded that the role of FMEA should not be down-played. Instead it should be recognized that...

An Automated Software FMEA

The concept of software failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) has grown in attractiveness over recent years as a way of assessing the reliability of software. Like its hardware counterpart, software FMEA is immensely tedious for an engineer to perform, as well as being error-prone. This paper presents the implementation of a novel method for automating code-level software FMEA based on treat...