Systems Reliability and Failure Prevention (Artech House Technology Management Library)
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by Herbert Hecht
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Engineering consultant Hecht provides an introduction to the techniques and practice of reliable systems engineering. He looks at analysis tools, particularly failure modes and effects analysis, fault tree analysis, and sneak circuit analysis. Issues of testing for design margins, environmental extremes, and fatigue are explored. Redundancy techniques and software reliability are also examined. The costs and benefits of the various techniques and tools are discussed.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Whether it be an aircraft, a missile defense system, an electrical power plant, or services like telecommunications or computer banking, reliability of high-tech systems is of great importance to today's professionals. This timely resource offers engineers and managers a comprehensive, unified treatment of the techniques and practice of systems reliability and failure prevention, without the use of advanced mathematics. Featuring numerous, in-depth real-world examples, the book distills the author's many years of practical experience in designing and testing critical systems. It focuses on the organizational causes of failure, a key topic that rarely receives attention. This unique book helps practitioners set reliability requirements for new products, monitor compliance with these requirements during development and later life cycle phases, account for software failures in an integrated reliability assessment, and allocate a fixed reliability improvement budget.
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Offers a comprehensive treatment of the techniques and practices of systems reliability and failure prevention, without the use of advanced mathematics. Features real-world examples from communication networks, aircraft and missile systems, the process industry, and satellite missions.
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