Criticality analysis of the elements of the light commercial vehicle steering tie-rod joint

Abstract

The introduction of the paper gives the basic concepts of Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis - FMECA. Features of elements of mechanical systems regarding failure intensity demand a special approach of quantitative FMECA. The paper presents this approach, applied to the elements of mechanical systems and used for the design of a software package. Criticality analysis of failure modes of light commercial vehicle's steering tie-rod joint elements was conducted based on the exploitation results and with the use of the previously mentioned method and program. In conclusion, the possibilities of application of the obtained results are presented. © 2011 Journal of Mechanical Engineering. All rights reserved.