Reliability Tools and Integration for Prototype Phase

Reliability Tools & Integration for the Prototype Phase

OBJECTIVES

This course will look at reliability tools that are used in the prototype phase of a project in order to determine product robustness and margins through testing. These tools are used after a working prototype has been developed. This represents the first time a product will be tested. The focus here will be mostly at finding design issues that escaped the analysis performed during the design phase.

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WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course is intended for hardware, software, and reliability engineers involved in testing a product.

OUTLINE

Elements of a Reliability Program

• Basic Definitions
• Reliability vs. Cost
• Product Life Cycle Matrix
• Integration Phases
  • Integration in the Concept Phase
  • Integration in the Design Phase
  • Integration in the Prototype Phase
  • Integration in the Manufacturing Phase

Integration in the Prototype Phase

• Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT)
  • What is HALT
  • Why HALT works
  • Planning for a HALT
  • Using results from the Modeling and Predictions FMECA, and Derating Analyses to help develop the HALT Plan
• Executing the HALT
  • Using a FRACAS for root cause analysis on each failure
  • Using the HALT results to help plan the RDT
  • Using the HALT results to define the HASS profile
• Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS)
  • How to set up a FRACAS
  • Different types of FRACAS tools
  • How to use a FRACAS in conjunction with a HALT
• Reliability Demonstration Test (RDT)
  • What is an RDT
  • How to set up an RDT
  • Different variables
  • How to use the results of HALT and Predictions in planning an RDT

Summary

• Reliability vs. Cost
• Summary of Phases
• Summary Tools within this Phase
• Benefits of Integration
• Next Steps
  • Implementation
  • Further Education in Integration
  • Related courses by Ops A La Carte
• Contact Information