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Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

1) The hand brake on a bicycle is designed to provide sufficient friction between the brake pads and wheels to safely stop the bicycle when the brake lever is pulled. 2) Potential failure modes include insufficient friction due to binding cables or external materials, cable breakage, brake lever breakage, or inadequate brake pad material. 3) Recommended actions include redesigning cable routing to reduce friction and binding, modifying testing to include brake checks, developing cable strength tests, and evaluating brake pad material friction.

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Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

1) The hand brake on a bicycle is designed to provide sufficient friction between the brake pads and wheels to safely stop the bicycle when the brake lever is pulled. 2) Potential failure modes include insufficient friction due to binding cables or external materials, cable breakage, brake lever breakage, or inadequate brake pad material. 3) Recommended actions include redesigning cable routing to reduce friction and binding, modifying testing to include brake checks, developing cable strength tests, and evaluating brake pad material friction.

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MENG 488 FMEA Template and Example

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)


Potential Sev Prob Crit
Subsystem Item/Function Failure Mode Effect of (S) Potential Causes of (O) (S·O) Recommended Actions
Failure Failure
10 4 40 Redesign hand brake
cable routing to reduce
Cable binds due to friction & make system
inadequate insensitive to lubrication
lubrication or poor degradation
Hand brake – routing Modify bicycle durability
Provides the Insufficient testing to include
correct level of friction Bicycle wheel periodic brake cable
Bicycle brake friction between delivered by does not slow checks for binding
system brake pad hand brake down when External foreign 2 20
assembly and between brake brake lever is material reduces
wheel rim to stop pads and pulled, friction
bicycle safely in wheels during potentially 6 60 Develop cable strength
the required wet riding resulting in an Cable breaks test and modify cable
distance, under all conditions accident design to improve
operating strength
conditions Brake lever breaks 1 10
Selected brake pad 2 20
material does not
apply required
friction to the wheel
Sev = Severity of Failure (10 – extremely hazardous, 1 – no effect)

Prob = Probability of Occurrence (10 – will occur, 1 – not likely to occur)

Crit = Criticality of Severity (high severity values coupled with high occurrence values merit special attention)

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