Title :
`Double-R/Half-M´, A Reasonable Design Objective?
Author_Institution :
353-0306; IBM Corporation; Owego, New York 13827 USA.
Abstract :
The US Air Force has adopted a policy that next-generation equipment must have ``double the reliability and half the maintenance´´ when compared to like systems currently deployed. A case history of the use of available R&M improvement techniques, and the incorporation of available new technologies, shows that this policy is reasonable and achievable.
Keywords :
Aerospace electronics; Birds; Costs; Government; History; Lamps; Maintenance; Marine vehicles; Temperature; Testing; Design impact; Next-generation equipment; Reliability achievement; Technology;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1987.5222389
