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BRAIN-COMPUTER-INTERFACES5 MIN READ

Run FMEA on a BCI cursor failure

Apply FMEA to identify failure mode, effect, cause, detectability, and control for a BCI cursor event.

A BCI cursor selected 'send' while the participant was in a rest period. FMEA: failure mode -> effect -> cause -> detection -> control The common trap is treating the artifact as the failure. The artifact may be a cause; the failure is the unintended user-facing action. Failure mode Write the specific way the BCI failed: 'unintended send selection during rest,' not 'bad signal.' Specific modes are controllable. Vague labels send the team toward vague fixes. Effect Name the consequence: wrong message sent, participant trust drops, therapist may act on a message the user did not intend. FMEA evaluates impact…

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