Hydraulic systems are widely used in the aeronautic, machinery, and energy industries. The
functions that these systems perform require high reliability, which can be achieved by …

This paper seeks to develop methodologies that aid in predicting the remaining lifetime and
reuse potential of used components. The methodologies integrate the physical and the …

This paper reports on our successful efforts to validate statistically certain constant failure
rate data in a mechanical component constant failure rate and failure mode database. To …

This paper addresses dangerous failures of stainless steel (SS) trim spring-operated
pressure relief valves (SOPRV) due to a particular failure mode (SS-to-SS adhesion), which …

The letters FMEDA form an acronym for “Failure Modes Effects and Diagnostic Analysis.”
The name was given by one of the authors in 1994 to describe a systematic analysis …

This paper overviews various methods by which a mechanical component's dangerous
failure rate, λ D, is est imated or predicted for mechanical components used in safety …

Transient faults in future ICs turns to be a major consideration as the silicon process scales
down. In this paper we propose a new soft error detecting technique with low area overhead …

The wide application of FMEA in reliability engineering is generally appreciated, and how to
identify the failure modes is the key to it. Failure modes, however, rely only on specific …

As the number, complexity and interaction of electrical, electronic and programmable
electronic (E/E/PE) systems increase, a growing emphasis has been placed on the concept …

In order to increase the effectiveness of sharing and reusing knowledge about failures, we
have applied the expert knowledge ontology-based semantic search system, EKOSS, to the …