Semantically-aware layouts for failure mode and effects analyses

A computing system comprising:

• at least one hardware processor;
• at least one memory coupled to the at least one hardware processor;
• and
• one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having stored therein computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the computing system, cause the computing system to perform:
• receiving semantic data regarding a Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), wherein the semantic data specifies one or more groups of nodes, respective semantic group types of the one or more groups, respective semantic node types of the nodes, and relationships between the nodes;
• receiving a request to generate a visual representation of a layout for the FMEA;
• and
• in response to the request:
• pre-processing the semantic data to generate preliminary layout data for the FMEA, wherein the preliminary layout data specifies relative positions of the one or more groups, relative positions of the nodes within the groups, and positions of edges relative to the nodes;
• processing the preliminary layout data to generate processed layout data for the FMEA, wherein the processing comprises determining absolute positions for the nodes and the edges and geometries for the edges;
• rendering the visual representation of the layout for the FMEA based on the absolute positions for the nodes and the edges and the geometries for the edges;
• and
• outputting the visual representation of the layout.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:

• receiving semantic data regarding a Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), wherein the semantic data specifies one or more groups of nodes, descriptive text for the respective nodes, respective semantic group types of the one or more groups, respective semantic node types of the nodes, and relationships between the nodes, and wherein a given group of one or more the groups comprises a system element node that represents a system element of the FMEA, a function node that represents a function of the system element, and a failure mode nodes that represents a failure mode of the function;
• processing the semantic data to generate layout data for the FMEA, wherein the processing comprises determining absolute positions for nodes, determining absolute positions for edges representing the relationships between the nodes, and determining geometries for the edges;
• rendering a visual representation of a layout for the FMEA based on the layout data, wherein in the visual representation of the layout, the function node is centered below the system element node, the failure mode node is arranged below and rightward of the function node in a cherry-on-tree formation, and the respective nodes are labeled with the descriptive text;
• and
• outputting the visual representation of the layout for display via a user interface.