Ballpark Reliability Estimation Techniques

Abstract

This report analyzes data obtained from the RADC Computer Program ORACLE, a program which performs failure rate predictions of electronic equipment according to MIL-HDBK-217, in order to develop a 'ballpark' failure rate estimation technique. Simplified formulas based on average parameters provided by the data and an average failure rate per part are developed to provide a fast and easy method to approximate the reliability of electronic systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA145971

Entities

People

  • Florence Winter

Organizations

  • Rome Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Capacitors
  • Circuit Boards
  • Circuit Breakers
  • Circuits
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Connectors
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Engineering
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Modules (Electronics)
  • Printed Circuit Boards
  • Printed Circuits
  • Reliability
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Transistors

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems