Reliability Engineering

EMP 5103 Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering
Dhillon, B, Reliability, Quality and Safety for Engineers, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida,
2005

Marks
Report
Mid Term
Final Exam

30%
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Mar 30
Mar 2
Apr 6

Report Format :
- Title
- Summary
1- Introduction
2- Main Body
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
3- Conclusion
4- References
Books
1. Reiche, H., Human Reliability, Pergaman Press, New York, 1986
Journal Articles
1. Willams, R., Engineering Design, Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol, 10,
1982, pp. 10-20.
2. Conference Proceedings
Reoche, H., Reliability Management, Proceedings of the American Society for
Quality control Annual Cinference, 1982, pp. 10-30.
1- Goeman, D., Technical Management, Report No. 1038, 1983. Available from the Dept. Of Mechanical Eng, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada.
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Course Outline
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Reliability, quality, background, and introductory mathematics.
Failure data collection and Sources
Static Reliability Evaluation Models
 Series system
 Parallel system
 K-out-n system,
 series-parallel system,
 parallel-series system
Dynamic Reliability Evaluation Models
 Exponential distribution
 Weibull distribution
 Series, Parallel.
 K-out-n,
 series-parallel,
 parallel-series,
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Standby
Redundancy- Related Topics
Reliability Testing
Reliability and Maintainability Management
Safety Management
Robot Reliability and Safety
Quality Management
Quality Control Charts

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Reliability Background and Introductory mathematics

Reliability Definition
Reliability is the probability that an item will perform its function adequately for the desired period of time when operated according to specified conditions.

History of Reliability
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Power system problems (1930’s)
World War II (V1 and V2 rockets)
U.S. Department of Defense (1945-1950)
Advisory Group on the Reliability of Electronic Equipment (AGREE)—1950
AGREE report (1957) ( it took AGREE 7 years to report on the reliability)

References: Quality control Annual Cinference, 1982, pp. 10-30. 1- Goeman, D., Technical Management, Report No. 1038, 1983. Available from the Dept Power system problems (1930’s) World War II (V1 and V2 rockets) U.S. Department of Defense (1945-1950) Advisory Group on the Reliability of Electronic Equipment (AGREE)—1950 AGREE report (1957) ( it took AGREE 7 years to report on the reliability) History of Quality Control