RELIABILITY MEASUREMENTS IN GUIDED MISSILES,
Abstract
Several useful techniques have been developed by the Applied Physics Laboratory for measurement of reliability in guided missiles. In addition to simplified approaches to probability theory, factual experimental data have been derived from current missile programs to demonstrate the practical use of exponential expressions in making reliability estimates. The general areas described in this paper are: (1) reliability definitions; (2) in-flight reliability analysis; (3) ground-test failure analysis; (4) component reliability indices; (5) reliability predictions; (6) base spares estimates; and (7) relationship of reliability to complexity. The liberal use of charts and graphs makes this document specially valuable to design engineers who may wish to obtain a brief but understandable insight into basic reliability studies in the field of guided missiles. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1956
- Accession Number
- AD0626759
Entities
People
- T. S. Bills
Organizations
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory