Created: 07/05/11

Foundations of Reliability Engineering

Michael Pecht, Kailash C. Kapur, Rui Kang, and Shunong Zhang

Published in Chinese by the Publishing House of the Electronics Industry, this new book presents the latest reliability technology and management methods based on the concept that “reliability engineering is the integration of technology and management activities in the product life cycle.” Foundations begins with the history of reliability engineering and spans to the new interpretation of the discipline of product reliability in the 21st century, covering the topics of product design, the product development process, and production and assembly. The design of reliability experiments and the maturity of reliability capabilities as well as other reliability topics are also discussed in this book.

This book covers:
Reliability Engineering in the Twenty-first Century Reliability Concepts Practical Reliability Distributions System Reliability Modeling Design for Reliability Product Requirements and Constraints Products' Confidence Intervals Life Cycle Conditions Reliability Capability	Manufacturer and Parts Assessment Process and Management Failure Modes, Mechanisms, and Effects Analysis Part Ratings, Derating and Uprating Product Qualification and Testing Analyzing Product Failure Mechanisms and Root Causes Process Capability and Process Control Warranty Analysis Health Monitoring and Prognostics Six-Sigma and Its Design

This book is designed not only for undergraduate and graduate students, but also for engineers in industry who are trying to promote reliability engineering within their companies.

Please visit http://www.phei.com.cn or contact Prof. Michael Pecht (pecht@calce.umd.edu) for information.