Category Archives: Core Tutorials

An Introduction to Probability Models in Reliability and Maintainability

By Admin | Published: September 6, 2009
Session: 1A, Monday 8:00-12:15 Core Tutor: C. Richard Cassady, Ph.D. The purpose of this tutorial is to provide attendees with basic coverage of the traditional, fundamental probability models used to describe, improve, and optimize system reliability and maintainability. This coverage requires the discussion of some basic concepts from probability and distribution theory. No specific models are endorsed. [...]
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Introduction to RAM Management (Reliability from Design Inception to Product Retirement)

By Admin | Published: September 6, 2009
Session: 4A, Monday 15:45-17:45 Core Tutor: Duane L. Dietrich, Ph.D. In this presentation a product is followed from design inception to product retirement. The appropriate location and use of (1) Over Stress Tests, (2) Design Reviews, (3) FMEA, (4) Reliability System Analysis, (5) Accelerated Life Tests, (6) Real Time Life Tests, (7) Reliability Growth Tests, (8) Burn-In, [...]
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Introduction to Life Data Analysis

By Admin | Published: September 6, 2009
Session: 5A, Tuesday 8:00-12:15 Core Tutors: Caroline Lubert, Ph.D., and Clifford Lange, Ph.D. The application of statistical analysis to reliability, maintainability, and supportability data offers huge potential to producer and consumer alike in terms of accurate prediction of system performance measures such as availability and cost effectiveness. In addition quantitative analysis of a system is an objective [...]
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Introduction to Fault Tree Analysis

By Admin | Published: September 6, 2009
Session: 7A, Tuesday 13:50-15:30 Core Tutor: John Andrews, Ph.D. A fault tree represents the causes of a specified system failure mode in terms of the failure modes of the system components. The analysis of the fault tree can produce two types of result: qualitative and quantitative. Qualitative results specify the minimal contributions of component failures which result [...]
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Fundamentals of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis

By Admin | Published: September 6, 2009
Session: 8A, Tuesday, 15:45-17:45 Core Tutor: John B. Bowles, Ph.D. Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is potentially one of the most beneficial and productive tasks in a well structured reliability program. It has evolved from a safety analysis, usually done after the design was complete, into a powerful design tool that can be used throughout the [...]
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