Reliability Engineering
- 8h 53m
- Kailash C. Kapur, Michael Pecht
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2014
An Integrated Approach to Product Development
Reliability Engineering presents an integrated approach to the design, engineering, and management of reliability activities throughout the life cycle of a product, including concept, research and development, design, manufacturing, assembly, sales, and service. Containing illustrative guides that include worked problems, numerical examples, homework problems, a solutions manual, and class-tested materials, it demonstrates to product development and manufacturing professionals how to distribute key reliability practices throughout an organization.
The authors explain how to integrate reliability methods and techniques in the Six Sigma process and Design for Six Sigma (DFSS). They also discuss relationships between warranty and reliability, as well as legal and liability issues. Other topics covered include:
- Reliability engineering in the 21st Century
- Probability life distributions for reliability analysis
- Process control and process capability
- Failure modes, mechanisms, and effects analysis
- Health monitoring and prognostics
- Reliability tests and reliability estimation
Reliability Engineering provides a comprehensive list of references on the topics covered in each chapter. It is an invaluable resource for those interested in gaining fundamental knowledge of the practical aspects of reliability in design, manufacturing, and testing. In addition, it is useful for implementation and management of reliability programs.
About the Authors
KAILASH KAPUR, PHD, is a Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Washington, where he was also the Director from 1993 to 1999. Dr. Kapur has worked with General Motors Research Laboratories as a senior research engineer, Ford Motor Company as a visiting scholar, and the U.S. Army, Tank-Automotive Command as a reliability engineer. He is a Fellow of ASQ and IIE, and a registered professional engineer.
MICHAEL PECHT, PHD, is the founder of CALCE (Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering) at the University of Maryland, which is funded by over 150 of the world’s leading electronics companies. He is also a Chair Professor in Mechanical Engineering and a Professor in Applied Mathematics at the University of Maryland. He consults for twenty-two major international electronics companies.
In this Book
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Reliability Engineering in the Twenty-First Century
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Reliability Concepts
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Probability and Life Distributions for Reliability Analysis
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Design for Six Sigma
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Product Development
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Product Requirements and Constraints
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Life-Cycle Conditions
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Reliability Capability
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Parts Selection and Management
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Failure Modes, Mechanisms, and Effects Analysis
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Probabilistic Design for Reliability and the Factor of Safety
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Derating and Uprating
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Reliability Estimation Techniques
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Process Control and Process Capability
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Product Screening and Burn-in Strategies
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Analyzing Product Failures and Root Causes
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System Reliability Modeling
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Health Monitoring and Prognostics
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Warranty Analysis
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