CAE apps for Physics of Failure reliability & durability simulations

A Physics of Failure (PoF) Reliability Assessment combines dynamic stress analysis of usage and environmental conditions with failure mechanism models to perform a durability simulation in order to identify failure susceptibilities and calculate reliability behavior over time. CAE Apps have been developed that automate PoF analysis tasks that allow non-CAE experts to perform expert level PoF evaluations. This paper introduces and provides examples of a PoF CAEs App analysis tool suite for Electrical and Electronic (EE) equipment. The functions of the Sherlock ADA™ (Automated Design Analysis) PoF CAE App, a powerful, automated durability simulation and reliability assessment CAE tool suite, will be reviewed and demonstrated. The use of this PoF CAE App enables a physics based view of product reliability that identifies optimization opportunities early in the design cycle to provide greater insight for creating highly reliable, robust products faster and at lower costs.