Graphical user interface for failure mode and effect analysis

a technology applied in the field of can solve the problems of time-consuming and cumbersome known techniques, different types or modes of failure of products or processes, and potential failures with costly consequences or effects, etc., and achieve the effect of facilitating the associated failure mode and effect analysis proj

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-10-04
CATERPILLAR INC
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Every product or process is subject to different types or modes of failure.
Potential failures may have costly consequences or effects.
This known technique proves to be time consuming and cumbersome in situations where the FMEA is being conducted for a product having a relatively large number of parts or numerous process steps.
Additionally, the technique is prone to human errors.
Moreover, in some instances, manually monitoring the progress of the FMEA, tracking the progress of the action plans or evaluating the success of risk mitigation may be difficult and challenging.

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[0055]The detailed description of exemplary embodiments in the disclosure herein makes reference to the accompanying drawings and figures, which show the exemplary embodiments by way of illustration only. While these exemplary embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the disclosure, it should be understood that other embodiments may be realized and that logical and mechanical changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. It will be apparent to a person skilled in the pertinent art that this system can also be employed in a variety of other applications. Thus, the detailed description herein is presented for purposes of illustration only and not of limitation. For example, the steps recited in any of the method or process descriptions may be executed in any order and are not limited to the order presented.

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A method to facilitate a failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) project associated with one or more components or process during a product development cycle is provided. A real time FMEA status is viewable through a user interface which indicates the progress of the FMEA project. The method includes displaying on the user interface one or more information pages associated with sequential order of elements to be completed by one or more FMEA analysts. The method further involves receiving with an aid of the user interface textual inputs from the one or more FMEA analysts for the one or more information pages associated with the sequential orders of elements. The method further includes representing, to the one or more FMEA analysts, the sequential order of elements in a tree structure format. The information associated with the sequential order of elements is editable and is updated in real time.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from U.S. Provisional Applications No. 61 / 470,744 by Jason Wayne Flanagan et al., filed Apr. 1, 2011, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 470,715 by Jasmeen K. Harsh et al., filed Apr. 1, 2011, the contents of which are expressly incorporated herein by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present disclosure generally relates to Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and more particularly to a use of Graphical User Interface (GUI) in the FMEA.BACKGROUND[0003]Every product or process is subject to different types or modes of failure. Potential failures may have costly consequences or effects. Hence, it is essential to effectively and efficiently monitor the entire production cycle of the product and its manufacturing process in order to identify the potential failures and the associated relative risks at an early stage and achieve a better quality product.[0004]Generally, Failure Mode and E...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06Q10/06G06F40/00
CPCG06Q10/06395G06Q10/0631
Inventor FLANAGAN, JASON W.HARSH, JASMEEN K.YE, MICHAEL
Owner CATERPILLAR INC
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