FMEA
General Information
| Name | FMEA |
| Abbreviation | FME |
| Learning Cost | 100 |
| Playing Cost | 250 |
| Suggested Phases | 1,2,3 |
Engineers
| Mechanical Engineer | Industrial Design | System Engineer | Electrical Engineer | Production Engineer | Software Engineer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ |
Technique and Issue Views
| BusinessNeeds | Stakeholder | Stakeholder Needs | System Requirements | System Structure Architecture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ |
| System Functional Architecture | Detail Hardware Design | Detail Service Design | Detail Software Design | Manufacturing Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ |
Technique Traits
| Identify Stakeholders | Elicit Needs | Remove Ambiguity | Layman's Terms | Technical Terms | Teamworkings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Traceability | Prioritizing | Exploring Breadth | Inside the Box | Outside the box | V&V |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Verification and Validation
| Analysis | Calculus | Inspection | Demonstration | Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Description
While traces of this method can be found as early as in Euler’s work, its more modern development is attributed to Schellbach in 1851. Representing one of the core processes in mechanical, civil and aerospace engineering, FEA is allows to simulate a physical phenomenon by the means of a numerical mathematic technique called Finite Element Method, or FEM. Nowadays, these technique is mainly integrated in softwares like Autodesk Inventor Nastran or ANSYS's suite, making it easier and more intuitive for engineers to use.[1] While practically being a numerical method to solve partial differential equations in multiple space variable, this methods allows for modelling of entire problems in fields such as structural analysis, heat transfer, fluid flow, mass transport, and electromagnetic potential. [2]
