Concept Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis Using System Level Assessment

David Genter (Cummins, Inc)
Stephanie Bauer, Shamil Baldeosingh (Cummins)

Keywords
Concept FMEA; DFMEA; Concept Selection; Architecture;
Abstract
Concept DFMEAs for complex systems can be large, complicated, and mired in component level details. The Concept DFMEA approach using System Level Assessment Methodology offers a fast, practical, and effective way to identify and mitigate design risks at the system level. This approach provides a streamlined requirements-led structure for mitigating risk in the earliest phases of the design process (or when working within "left wing of the vee-diagram").  The approach has been validated for automotive and energy systems and is more effective and efficient than traditional concept DFMEA approaches.