Applying FMEA methodology to evaluate different shapes of car struts

Abstract

The automotive industry is forever growing and leading the world of research and development on a large number of fields; thus, quality assurance and functional safety are two of the main interest in today's automotive world. The Failure Mode and Effect Analysis method is used according to ISO 26262 to enhance the product quality. Applying methodology learned from the FMEA standard one can compare different variants of the prototype from an early stage of concept and decide which design features will best suit the intended requirements of the system. The method used is comparing a few types of car struts design, but it's not limited only to design, manufacturing and material being also brought in discussion and compared. All in the end the method has applicability for the early stage of the product, if it's conducted with responsibility and documented accordingly.