SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPONENT FAILURE-MODE SURVEILLANCE

摘要

According to one aspect, there are systems and methods for component failure-mode surveillance. The system comprises a failure- mode reporting module for managing data derived by engineers in the field about a designed product, and comprises a troubleshooting-sessions database. The failure- mode reporting module is configured to communicate with a product lifecycle management module that stores and manages data about a product design. The failure-mode reporting module uses a component of interest, corresponding to a bill- of-materials in the product lifecycle module, searches a set of troubleshooting sessions based on the component of interest, and provides a report of failure modes experienced in the field for the component of interest. The report may be provided to research and design engineers in order to inform the design of future components.