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Design FMEA Inputs to Design FMEA Robustness Tools (Robustness Linkages) Boundary Diagram Robustness Tools (Robustness Linkages) have been added to the FMEA process to significantly reduce vehicle campaigns, enhance the corporate image, reduce warranty claims, and increase customer satisfaction, These Robustness Tools primarily emanate from the P-Diagram, which identifies the five noise factors. These factors need to be addressed early to make the design insensitive to the noise factors. This is the essence of Robustness, It is the engineer's responsibility to ensure that the Robustness Tools are captured in the engineering documentation. A boundary diagram is a graphical illustration of the relationships between the subsystems, assemblies, subassemblies, and components within the object as well as the interfaces with the neighboring systems and environments, Boundary diagrams are a mandatory element of a Design FMEA. It breaks the FMEA into manageable ievels. When correctly constructed it provides detailed information to the Interface Matrix, P-Diagram, and the FMEA. Itis important to note that when completed or revised, the boundary diagram shall be attached to the FMEA. Although boundary diagrams can be constructed to any level of detail, itis important to identify the major elements, understand how they interact with each other, and how they may interact with outside systems. Furthermore, early in the design program, a boundary diagram may be no more than a few blocks representing major functions and their_ interrelationships at the system level. Then, as the design matures, boundary diagrams may be revised, or additional ones developed to illustrate lower levels of detail, all the way down to the component level. For example, a completed system FMEA boundary diagram has blocks representing the subsystems within its scope and its interfacing systems. Then, moving into the subsystem, another boundary diagram is developed showing components of the subsystem as the block elements. In addition, on large systems a third or fourth level boundary diagram may be necessary to fully identity smaller subsystems, components and their relationships to the lowest level ‘Continued on next page FMEA Hanowooe Venion 42 — Corvni 2011 Ze

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