Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA)
QUAD TORC
Project:
FMEA Team:
20150191 - THE CENTAURS
Date:
23/05/2015
Prepared by:
VISHNU ROY
SEV = How severe is effect on the customer?
OCC = How frequent is the cause likely to occur?
DET = How probable is detection of cause?
RPN = Risk priority number in order to rank concerns; calculated as SEV x OCC x DET
Process step
Potential failure mode
In what ways can the step
What is the step?
go wrong?
Potential failure effects
What is the impact on the
customer if the failure mode is
not prevented or corrected?
S
E
V
Potential causes
10
What causes the step to go
wrong? (i.e., How could the
failure mode occur?)
O
C
C
Current process controls
D
E
T
R
P
N
N
e
w
N
e
w
N
e
w
N
e
w
S
E
V
O
C
C
D
E
T
R
P
N
Actions
recommended
Responsibility (target
date)
Actions taken
Who is responsible for
the recommended
action? What date
should it be completed
by?
What were the actions
implemented? Include
completion month/year
(then recalculate resulting
RPN).
10
10
10
1000
10
What are the existing controls that
either prevent the failure mode
from occurring or detect it should it
occur?
10
1000
What are the actions
for reducing the
occurrence of the
cause or for improving
its detection? You
should provide actions
on all high RPNs and
on severity ratings of 9
or 10.
Chassis
Structural failure - Frame
bends
Driver at risk
10
High load or shock / Poor
material design
Simulation and Analysis using
software / Final inspection
120
Proper maintainance /
Careful designing
Jayasurya M and
Vishnu Roy, will be
completed by
15/06/2015
Frame analysis and
simulation done /
Maintainance done
12
A-arms
Mechanical failure
Serious injury
10
High load/shock / Poor material
design
Lotus Suspension Analysis
software / Final inspection
60
Proper maintainance
Jayasurya M, will be
completed by
12/05/2015
Suspension analysis and
simulation done
Steering column Mechanical failure
Inability to steer
External foreign material /
damage in steering linkages
Final inspection
54
Proper maintainance
Abijith Menon, will be
completed by
16/06/2015
Maintainance done
Engine
Serious injury caused by
explosion
10
Dirty air and fuel
N/A
60
Proper maintainance
Kiran Hareendran, will
be completed by
10/06/2015
Maintainance done
Mechanical failure
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Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA)
QUAD TORC
Project:
FMEA Team:
20150191 - THE CENTAURS
Date:
23/05/2015
Prepared by:
VISHNU ROY
SEV = How severe is effect on the customer?
OCC = How frequent is the cause likely to occur?
DET = How probable is detection of cause?
RPN = Risk priority number in order to rank concerns; calculated as SEV x OCC x DET
Process step
Potential failure mode
Potential failure effects
S
E
V
Potential causes
O
C
C
Current process controls
D
E
T
R
P
N
Actions
recommended
Responsibility (target
date)
N
e
w
N
e
w
N
e
w
N
e
w
S
E
V
O
C
C
D
E
T
R
P
N
Actions taken
Fuel tank
Explosion in tank / Leakage
Serious injury caused by
explosion
10
Sparks / Overpressure / Faulty
canister
Final inspection
20
Replacement /
Maintainance
Jaydat Goswami, will
be completed by
12/06/2015
Maintainance done
Tires and wheels
Insufficient grip on track
due to tire tread wear
Vehicle skids when the brake
is applied resulting in accident
10
Improper inflation pressure /
Misalignment
Final inspection
60
Replacement /
Maintainance
Hafeez K G, will be
completed by
09/06/2015
Replaced / Maintainance
done
12
Brakes
Insufficient friction provided Vehicle does not slow down
by the brake pads and
when the brake is applied
wheels
resulting in accident
10
External foreign material
reduces friction / Damage in
brake cables
Final inspection
60
Proper maintainance
Anand Sivasankar, will
be completed by
14/06/2015
Maintainance done
Transmission
Mechanical failure
Driver at risk
Loose chains / Gear slip
Final inspection
54
Proper maintainance
Vishnu Santhosh, will
be completed by
10/06/2015
Replaced / Maintainance
done
Seats
Loose seats causing
vibrations and discomfort
Driver at risk
Seat mounting bolts/nuts not
fully tightened
Final inspection
30
Replacement /
Maintainance
Godvin Abi Mathew, will
Replaced / Maintainance
be completed by
done
10/06/2015
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