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3.2.2 Four Strategies for Reliability
Author(s) -
Clausing Don,
Frey Daniel D.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2005.tb00680.x
Subject(s) - robustness (evolution) , reliability engineering , reliability (semiconductor) , computer science , failure mode and effects analysis , risk analysis (engineering) , engineering , business , biochemistry , chemistry , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , gene
Reliability is one of the most important characteristics of a system. To be reliable a system must be robust – it must avoid failure modes even in the presence of the broad range of noise factors such as harsh environments, changing operational demands, and internal deterioration. In this paper we focus attention on “one‐sided” failure modes, which occur only on one side of a range of noises. Four effective strategies are presented for achieving improved robustness to one‐sided failure modes by conceptual improvements. Each strategy is illustrated through two examples from industrial practice.