Design for Reliability -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction: What You Will Learn -- 1 Design for Reliability Paradigms -- Why Design for Reliability? -- Reflections on the Current State of the Art -- The Paradigms for Design for Reliability -- Summary -- References -- 2 Reliability Design Tools -- Introduction -- Reliability Tools -- Test Data Analysis -- Summary -- References -- 3 Developing Reliable Software -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 Development -- Introduction -- Scoping an FMECA for Software Development -- FMECA Steps for Software Development -- Important Notes on Roles and Responsibilities with Software FMECA -- Lessons Learned from Conducting Software FMECA -- Conclusions -- References.

8 Six Sigma Approach to Requirements Development -- Early Experiences with Design of Experiments -- Six Sigma Foundations -- The Six Sigma Three-Pronged Initiative -- The RASCI Tool -- Design for Six Sigma -- Requirements Development: The Principal Challenge to System Reliability -- The GQM Tool -- The Mind Mapping Tool -- References -- 9 Human Factors in Reliable Design -- Human Factors Engineering -- A Design Engineer's Interest in Human Factors -- Human-Centered Design -- Human Factors Analysis Process -- Human Factors and Risk -- Human Error -- Design for Error Tolerance -- Checklists -- Testing to Validate Human Factors in Design -- References -- 10 Stress Analysis During Design to Eliminate Failures -- Principles of Stress Analysis -- Mechanical Stress Analysis or Durability Analysis -- Finite Element Analysis -- Probabilistic vs. Deterministic Methods and Failures -- How Stress Analysis Aids Design for Reliability -- Derating and Stress Analysis -- Stress vs. Strength Curves -- Software Stress Analysis and Testing -- Structural Reinforcement to Improve Structural Integrity -- References -- 11 Highly Accelerated Life Testing -- Introduction -- Time Compression -- Test Coverage -- Environmental Stresses of HALT -- Sensitivity to Stresses -- Design Margin -- Sample Size -- Conclusions -- Reference -- 12 Design for Extreme Environments -- Overview -- Designing for Extreme Environments -- Designing for Cold -- Designing for Heat -- References -- 13 Design for Trustworthiness -- Introduction -- Modules and Components -- Politics of Reuse -- Design Principles -- Design Constraints That Make Systems Trustworthy -- Conclusions -- References and Notes -- 14 Prognostics and Health Management Capabilities to Improve Reliability -- Introduction -- PHM Is Department of Defense Policy -- Condition-Based Maintenance vs. Time-Based Maintenance.

Monitoring and Reasoning of Failure Precursors -- Monitoring Environmental and Usage Loads for Damage Modeling -- Fault Detection, Fault Isolation, and Prognostics -- Sensors for Automatic Stress Monitoring -- References -- 15 Reliability Management -- Introduction -- Planning, Execution, and Documentation -- Closing the Feedback Loop: Reliability Assessment, Problem Solving, and Growth -- References -- 16 Risk Management, Exception Handling, and Change Management -- Introduction to Risk -- Importance of Risk Management -- Why Many Risks Are Overlooked -- Program Risk -- Design Risk -- Risk Assessment -- Risk Identification -- Risk Estimation -- Risk Evaluation -- Risk Mitigation -- Risk Communication -- Risk and Competitiveness -- Risk Management in the Change Process -- Configuration Management -- References -- 17 Integrating Design for Reliability with Design for Safety -- Introduction -- Start of Safety Design -- Reliability in System Safety Design -- Safety Analysis Techniques -- Establishing Safety Assessment Using the Risk Assessment Code and Growth -- Design and Development Process for Detailed Safety Design -- Verification of Design for Safety Includes Reliability -- Examples of Design for Safety with Reliability Data -- Final Thoughts -- References -- 18 Organizational Reliability Capability Assessment -- Introduction -- The Benefits of IEEE 1624-2008 -- Organizational Reliability Capability -- Reliability Capability Assessment -- Design Capability and Performability -- IEEE 1624 Scoring Guidelines -- SEI CMMI Scoring Guidelines -- Organizational Reliability Capability Assessment Process -- Advantages of High Reliability -- Conclusions -- References -- Index.