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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