Decision Risk Analysis for XM204, 105mm Howitzer, Towed Reliability/ Durability Requirements

Abstract

This analysis develops a rationale for the reliability and durability requirements for the XM204, 105MM Towed, Howitzer while simultaneously defining a plan to test for those requirements. The system reliability requirement, subsystem durability requirements, reliability and durability uncertainties of the proposed design, and the number of prototypes and test lengths to establish reliability and durability parameters, are related to expected costs. Certain of these factors are identified as variables. This lends to consideration and evaluation of alternative courses of action with the objective of reducing expected life cycle costs. The expected loss (life cycle cost for this analysis) of an alternative in accordance with standard statistical terminology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1973
Accession Number
ADP000631

Entities

People

  • Robert C. Banash
  • Thomas N. Mazza

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Operations
  • Carriages
  • Costs
  • Cycles
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Rejection
  • Resilience
  • Risk
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Software Engineering
  • ballistics.