mfritze
Mechanical
- Aug 12, 2013
- 32
Hello,
I am not a reliability engineer however am tasked with determining expected lifetime for a simple circuitboard in a manned space application. The supplied specs suggest but do not require HDBK-217. I have read a little about the handbook methods and it seems they are not robust or accurate. The Physics-of-Failure approach seems to be more accurate and cutting edge, but I haven't found any good practical analysis guides other than academic papers and extremely overpriced research software (CalCE requires annual membership fee of $65,000).
What is the next best practical reliability analysis method besides HDBK-217? Any good references or affordable software ya'll could recommend?
Thanks,
Matt
I am not a reliability engineer however am tasked with determining expected lifetime for a simple circuitboard in a manned space application. The supplied specs suggest but do not require HDBK-217. I have read a little about the handbook methods and it seems they are not robust or accurate. The Physics-of-Failure approach seems to be more accurate and cutting edge, but I haven't found any good practical analysis guides other than academic papers and extremely overpriced research software (CalCE requires annual membership fee of $65,000).
What is the next best practical reliability analysis method besides HDBK-217? Any good references or affordable software ya'll could recommend?
Thanks,
Matt
