Design for Reliability

Contents

Contributors

Foreword

Preface

Introduction: What You Will Learn

1 Design for Reliability Paradigms

Dev Raheja

Why Design for Reliability?

Reflections on the Current State of the Art

The Paradigms for Design for Reliability

Summary

References

2 Reliability Design Tools

Joseph A. Childs

Introduction

Reliability Tools

Test Data Analysis

Summary

References

3 Developing Reliable Software

Samuel Keene

Introduction and Background

Software Reliability: Definitions and Basic Concepts

Software Reliability Design Considerations

Operational Reliability Requires Effective Change Management

Execution-Time Software Reliability Models

Software Reliability Prediction Tools Prior to Testing

References

4 Reliability Models

Louis J. Gullo

Introduction

Reliability Block Diagram: System Modeling

Example of System Reliability Models Using RBDs

Reliability Growth Model

Similarity Analysis and Categories of a Physical Model

Monte Carlo Models

Markov Models

References

5 Design Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis

Louis J. Gullo

Introduction to FMEA and FMECA

Design FMECA

Principles of FMECA-MA

Design FMECA Approaches

Example of a Design FMECA Process

Risk Priority Number

Final Thoughts

References

6 Process Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis

Joseph A. Childs

Introduction

Principles of P-FMECA

Use of P-FMECA

What Is Required Before Starting

Performing P-FMECA Step by Step

Improvement Actions

Reporting Results

Suggestions for Additional Reading

7 FMECA Applied to Software ...