RDH-376, RELIABILITY DESIGN HANDBOOK (MAR-1976)

RDH-376, RELIABILITY DESIGN HANDBOOK (MAR-1976)., This Reliability Design Handbook is intended to serve as a tool for designers of military equipment and, in particular, for designers of equipment items that would typically make up avionics systems. The handbook provides guidelines for use by design engineers to assure the achievement of a reliable end product. From the standpoint of design, it is consistent with, and extends, basic concepts and reliability improvement techniques described in MIL-HDBK-217B. Specifically, the handbook provides design information, factors, and parameters, and other engineering data affecting reliability. In addition, the handbook describes the approach to reliable design, includes theoretical and cost considerations and describes methods covering such considerations as part control, derating, environmental resistance, redundancy and design evaluation. The foresight of Air Force Systems Command and Rome Air Development Center in recognizing the need for a comprehensive guidance document to aid electronic design engineers in achieving design reliability goals provided the impetus for preparation of this handbook. The cooperation and technical direction of Thomas Dellacave, RADC Project Engineer, in bringing this handbook to fruition is gratefully acknowledged. I IT Research Institute is indebted to the many RADC and contractor personnel who provided much of the reference material and who contributed guidance and constructive criticism during the research effort. This handbook was prepared by I IT Research Institute (HTRI), Chicago, Illinois, under contract to RADC. The work was directed by R. T. Anderson, Manager of Reliability, with technical contributions by many IITRI staff members. This Reliability Design Handbook is intended to serve as a tool for designers of military equipment and, in particular, for designers of equipment items that would typically make up avionics systems. The handbook provides guidelines for use by design engineers to assure the achievement of a reliable end product. From the standpoint of design, it is consistent with, and extends, basic concepts and reliability improvement techniques described in MIL-HDBK- 217B. Specifically, the handbook provides design information, factors, and parameters, and other engineering data affecting reliability. In addition, the handbook describes the approach to reliable design, includes theoretical and cost considerations and describes methods covering such considerations as part control, derating, environmental resistance, redundancy and design evaluation.