ABSTRACT
The objective of this chapter is to characterize the parameters of the failure model for a part and to specify the failure model. The application is design for reliability.
Time-to-failure (TTF) data are the workhorse of reliability engineering and analysis. The common thread for reliability, maintainability, and availability parameters is part/line replaceable unit (LRU) failure. Part through system reliability is defined as either the probability that a failure will not occur or the mean time between failure (MTBF). Part through system maintainability is defined as the probability that a failure can be repaired or the mean time to repair (MTTR). Part through system availability is defined as the probability of failure-limited functionality.
