Design Reliability

B.S. Dhillon

• IntroductionReliability HistoryNeed of Reliability in Product DesignReliability in the Product Design ProcessReliability Specialized and Applications AreasTerms and DefinitionsReliability Information SourcesMilitary and other Reliability documentsDesign Reliability MathematicsIntroductionBoolean Algebra LawsProbability PropertiesUseful DefinitionsProbability DistributionsHazard Rate ModelsPartial Fraction Method and Equation RootsDifferential EquationsEngineering Design and Reliability ManagementIntroductionEngineering DesignReliability ManagementFailure Data Collection and AnalysisIntroductionFailure Data Uses Failure Data Collection Sources in Equipment Life Cycle and Quality Control DataFailure Reporting and Documentation System Design Guidelines and Failure Data Collection FormsExternal Failure Data SourcesFailure Data for Selective Items and TasksHazard Plotting MethodUnderlying Distribution Determination TestsMaximum Likelihood Estimation MethodBasic Reliability Evaluation and Allocation TechniquesIntroductionBathtub Hazard Rate Curve General Reliability Analysis Related FormulasReliability NetworksReliability Evaluation MethodsReliability AllocationFailure Modes and Effect AnalysisIntroductionTerms and DefinitionsTypes of FMEA and Their Associated BenefitsSteps for Performing FMEACriticality AssessmentFMECA Information Needs, Data Sources, and UsersFMEA Implementation Related Factors and General GuidelinesAdvantages of FMEAFault Tree AnalysisIntroductionFTA Purposes and PrerequisitesFault Tree SymbolsFundamental Approach to FTA Boolean Algebra RulesProbability Evaluation of Fault Trees with Repairable and Non-Repairable ComponentsFault Tree Duality and FTA Approach Benefits and DrawbacksCommon Cause Failures and Three State DevicesIntroductionCommon-Cause FailuresThree State DevicesMechanical ReliabilityIntroductionReasons for the Discipline of Mechanical Reliability and Mechanical Failure ModesGeneral and Gear Failure ModesSafety Factors and Safety Design"Design by Reliability" Methodology and Stress-Strength ModelsMellin Transform MethodFailure Rate ModelsFailure Data Sources for Mechanical PartsOptimum Models for Mechanical Equipment Replacement or MaintenanceHuman Reliability in Engineering SystemsIntroductionTerms and DefinitionsHuman Error Occurrence Examples and StudiesHuman Error Occurrence Classification and its Types and CausesHuman Performance and StressHuman Performance Reliability in Continuous Time and Mean Time to Human Error (MTTHE) MeasureHuman Reliability Evaluation MethodsHuman Reliability Markov ModelingHuman Error DataReliability Testing and GrowthIntroductionReliability TestingReliability GrowthReliability Growth ModelsReliability in Computer SystemsIntroductionTerms and DefinitionsSoftware Reliability Versus Hardware ReliabilityComputer Failures CausesSoftware Life Cycle Phases and Associated Error SourcesSoftware Reliability Improvement MethodsSoftware Reliability Assessment MethodsFault MaskingRobot Reliability and SafetyIntroductionRobot SafetyRobot ReliabilityMedical Device ReliabilityIntroductionFacts and Figures Government Control and LiabilityMedical Electronic Equipment ClassificationMedical Device RecallsMedical Device Design Quality AssuranceHuman Error Occurrence and Related Human FactorsMedical Device SoftwareSources for Adverse Medical Device Reportable Events and Failure Investigation DocumentationA Small Instrument Manufacturer's Approach to Produce Reliable and Safe Medical DevicesAerospace and Medical Equipment Reliability and Reliability Approach ComparisonsGuidelines for Reliability and Other Professionals Associated with Health CareDesign Maintainability and Reliability Centered MaintenanceIntroductionDesign Maintainability: Maintainability Need and Relationship Between Reliability and MaintainabilityReliability Centered MaintenanceTotal Quality Management and Risk AssessmentIntroductionTQMRisk AssessmentLife Cycle CostingIntroductionReasons and Uses Life Cycle Costing and Required InputsLife Cycle Costing Steps and ActivitiesSkills Requirements Areas of a Life Cycle Costing Analyst and His/Her Associated ProfessionalLife Cycle Costing Program Evaluation Areas and Life Cycle Cost Estimate ReportTime Dependent Formulas for Life Cycle Cost AnalysisLife Cycle Cost Estimation ModelsCost Estimation ModelsLife Cycle Costing DataLife Cycle Costing Advantages and Disadvantages Resistance Factors and Associated Important PointsPlus each chapter contains references and exercises