• DocumentCode
    3464284
  • Title

    A reliability model for total field incidents

  • Author

    Kerscher, William J., III ; Lin, Tony ; Stephenson, Hal ; Vannoy, E. Harold ; Wioskowski, Jerome

  • Author_Institution
    Gen. Motors, Flint, MI, USA
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    24-26 Jan 1989
  • Firstpage
    22
  • Lastpage
    28
  • Abstract
    Traditional reliability predictions can differ significantly from actual field incident experience, particularly during the early life of the product. It is shown that it is possible to extend the reliability prediction process of preliminary electrical/electronic product designs, to include not only the effect of a constantly declining failure rate, but also the effects of infant mortality. The prediction can also account for misdiagnosis to predict warranty rate
  • Keywords
    failure analysis; legislation; reliability; electrical product; electronic product; failure rate; infant mortality; misdiagnosis; reliability model; total field incidents; warranty rate; AC motors; Automotive electronics; Automotive engineering; Electronic equipment; Electronic equipment manufacture; Instruments; Predictive models; Product development; Vehicles; Virtual manufacturing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 1989. Proceedings., Annual
  • Conference_Location
    Atlanta, GA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ARMS.1989.49566
  • Filename
    49566