A. SYSTEM MODELING AND ANALYSIS
1. Definitions and Classifications
Relation between Systems Reliability and Component Reliability
Classification of Systems (Dynamic , Static, Simple, Complex, etc.)
2. Reliability of Simple Systems
Series Components
Parallel Components
k-out-of-n systems
3. Reliability of Complex Systems
Logic Models (Reliability Block Diagrams and Fault Trees)
Estimation of System Reliability
Redundancy and Modeling Dependent Failures
Fail Safe Design and Fault Tolerance
4. Reliability of Dynamic Systems
Markov Modeling
Simulation (Monte Carlo) Methods
5. Sneak Circuit Analysis
6. Modeling Systems with Software Elements
Software Reliability Models
Designing for More Reliable Software
7.Modeling Systems with Human Elements
Performance Shaping Factors
Human Reliability Models
8. Uncertainty Propagation Through System Reliability Models
Analytical with Normal Distributions
Monte Carlo Examples
Worst Case Analysis
B. DESIGNING FOR RELIABILITY, MAINTAINABILITY, AND SAFETY
1. Establishing and Allocating Reliability Requirements
Voice of Customer
Warranties
Legal Issues
Allocation Schemes
2. Design Overview
Quality Function Deployment
Design for Maintainability
Design for Manufacture
Design for Assembly
3. Dealing with Variability
Tolerancing
Reiteration of Reliability Issues
4. Establishing Reliability Design Requirements
5. Introduction to Robust Design Concepts
6. Failure Mode and Effects Analysis and Failure Management
Physics of Failure Considerations During Design
7. Maintainability Engineering and Availability Considerations
8. Safety Analysis (Including use of fault trees, hazard analysis, risk assessment)
9. Software and Human Reliability Considerations
10. Reliability Simulation at Design
C. RELIABILITY TESTING
1. Development Testing - Proof of Design, Qualification
2. Environmental Stresses -- Random Vibration and Temperature Cycling
3. Reliability Growth Monitoring and Testing
4. Demonstration Testing (Hypothesis testing)
5. Accelerated Testing Principles
6. Step and Ramp Stress Testing
7.HALT and HAST
8. Principles of Design of Experiments (ANOVA)
Taguchi's Approach to DOE
D. RELIABILITY AND QUALITY IN MANUFACTURING AND IN USE
1. Burn-in and Environmental Stress Screening
2. Statistical Quality Control
Control Charts
Statistical Process Control
3. Quality Function Deployment
4. Reliability of Manufacturing Equipment
5. Data Collection and Analysis Programs
E. RELIABILITY MANAGEMENT
1. Reliability Program Planning
2. Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System
Pareto Analysis
Root Cause Analysis
3. Benchmarking
4. Organizational Issues
5. Managing Suppliers
