Part I Background Materials
1.0 verview
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Product and Product Life Cycle
1.2.2 Product Life Cycle
1.2.3 Technology Life Cycle of a Product
1.3 Notions of Reliability and Quality
1.3.1 Product Reliability
1.3.2 Product Quality
1.3.3 Link Between Quality and Reliability
1.4 0bjective， Scope，and Focus of this Book
1.5 0utline of the Book
References
2 Engineering Activities in Product Life Cycle
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Engineering Activities in Pre-manufacturing Phase
2.2.1 Main Activities in Front- End Stage
2.2.2 Main Activities in Design and Development Stage
2.3 Engineering Activities in Production Phase
2.3.1 Types of Production Systems
2.3.2 Production System Design
2.3.3 Quality Control System Design
2.3.4 Production Management
2.4 Engineering Activities in Post-manufacturing Phase
2.4.1 Main Activities in Marketing Stage
2.4.2 Main Activities in Post-sale Support Stage
2.4.3 Recycle， Refurbishing，and Remanufacturing
2.5 Approach for Solving Quality and Reliability Problems
References
3 Fundamental of Reliability
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Concepts of Reliability and Failure
3.2.1 Reliability
3.2.2 Failure
3.2.3 Failure Mode and Cause
3.2.4 Failure Mechanism
3.2.5 Failure Severity and Consequences
3.2.6 Modeling Failures
3.3 Reliability Basic Functions
3.3.1 Probability Density Function
3.3.2 Cumulative Distribution and Reliability Functions
3.3.3 Conditional Distribution and Residual Life
3.3.4 Failure Rate and Cumulative Hazard Functions
3.3.5 Relations Between Reliability Basic Functions
3.4 Component Bathtub Curve and Hockey- Stick Line
3.5 Life Characteristics
3.5.1 Measures of Lifetime
3.5.2 Dispersion of Lifetime
3.5.3 Skewness and Kurtosis of Life Distribution
3.6 Reliability of Repairable Systems
3.6.1 Failure- Repair Process
3.6.2 Reliability Measures
3.6.3 Failure Point Process
3.7 Evolution of Reliability Over Product Life Cycle
3.7.1 Design Reliability
3.7.2 Inherent Reliability
3.7.3 Reliability at Sale
3.7.4 Field Reliability
3.7.5 ValuesofWeibull Shape Parameter Associated with Different Reliability Notions
References484 Distribution Models
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Discrete Distributions
4.2.1 Basic Functions of a Discrete Distribution
4.2.2 Single- Parameter Models
4.2.3 Two- Parameter Models
4.2.4 Hypergeomefflc Distribution
4.3 Simple Continuous Distributions
4.3.1 Weibull Distribution
4.3.2 Gamma Distribution
4.3.3 Lognormal Distribution
4.4 Complex Disfflbution Models Involving Multiple Simple Distributions
4.4.1 Mixture Model
4.4.2 Competing Risk Model
4.4.3 Multiplicative Model
4.4.4 Sectional Models
4.5 Delay Time Model
References
5 Statistical Methods for Lifetime DataAnalysis
5.1 Introduction
5.2.1 Sources and Types of Data
5.2.2 Life Data
5.2.3 Performance Degradation Data
5.2.4 Data on Use Condition and Environment
5.3 Nonparametric Estimation Methodsforcdf
5.3.1 Complete Data Case
5.3.2 Grouped Data Case
5.3.3 Alternately Censored Data Case
5.4 Parameter Estimation Methods
5.4.1 Graphical Method
5.4.2 Method of Moments
5.4.3 Maximum Likelihood Method
5.4.4 Least Square Method
5.4.5 Expectation- Maximum Method
5.5 Hypothesis Testing
5.5.1 Chi Square Test
5.5.2 Kolmogorov- Smirnov Test
5.6 Model Selection
5.6.1 Likelihood Ratio Test
5.6.2 Information Criterion
References
Reliability Modeling of Repairable Systems
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Failure Counting Process Models
6.2.1 Renewal Process
6.2.2 Homogeneous Poisson Process
6.2.3 Nonhomogeneous Poisson Process
6.2.4 Empirical Mean Cumulative Function
6.3 Distribution Models for Modeling Failure Processes
6.3.1 0rdinary Life Distribution Models
6.3.2 Imperfect Maintenance Models
6.3.3 Variable- Parameter Distribution Models
6.4 A Procedure for Modeling Failure Processes
6.4.1 An Illustration
6.4.2 Modeling Procedure
6.5 Tests for Stationarity
6.5.1 Graphical Methods
6.5.2 Tests with H P P Null Hypothesis
6.5.3 Tests with R P Null Hypothesis
6.5.4 Performances of Trend Tests
6.6 Tests for Randomness
6.6.1 Runs Above and Below Median Test
6.6.2 Sign Test
6.6.3 Runs Up and Down
6.6.4 Mann-Kendall Test
6.6.5 Spearman Test
6.6.6 Discussion
6.7 Tests for Normality and ConstantVariance
6.7.1 Tests for Normality
6.7.2 Tests for ConstantVariance
References
Part I I Product Quality and Reliability in Pre-manufacturing Phase
7 Product Design and DesignforX
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Product Design and Relevant Issues
7.2.1 Product Design
7.2.2 Key Issues
7.2.3 Time- Based Product Design
7.2.4 Design for Life Cycle
7.2.5 DesignforX11573 Design for Several Overall Performances
7.3.1 Design for Safety
7.3.2 Design for Environment
7.3.3 Design forQuality
7.3.4 Design for Reliability
7.3.5 Design for Testability
7.4 Design for Production- Related Performances
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