ADVANCED VEHICLE GUIDANCE SYSTEMS RELIABILITY INVESTIGATION

Abstract

A means is studied for predicting the reliability of military interplanetary space guidance systems. The space environment, as determined from a survey of various satellite and space probes, is described. Two mathematical models for representing the reliability of a particular gas bearing gyroscope are developed from laboratory test data supplied by the manufacturer. Sources of falure data and considerations of life testing are discussed. Theory and practice of life testing of electromechanical components that are subject to wear-out failure are still in an early stage of development. (Author)

Document Details

• Document Type: Technical Report
• Publication Date: Jul 01, 1962
• Accession Number: AD0287506

Entities

People

• B. Epstein
• C.b. Clark
• W.m. Lynch

Organizations

• SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Aerospace Environments
• Environment
• Gas Bearings
• Guidance
• Interplanetary Space
• Laboratory Tests
• Mathematical Models
• Reliability
• Space Environments
• Space Probes
• Vehicles

Readers

• Aerospace Test and Evaluation
• Regression Analysis.
• Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

• Microelectronics
• Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
• Space