Introduction

This on-line reference has been designed to introduce you to reliability growth analysis (RGA) concepts. It accompanies ReliaSoft's reliability growth analysis software package, RGA 6 which was developed in cooperation with Dr. Larry Crow, the leading authority in the field of reliability growth analysis, along with key development partners in government and industry (including the U.S. Navy and John Deere). RGA not only includes the ability to analyze reliability growth data, but also data from fielded systems. Fielded systems includes analysis of repairable systems, as well as fleet analysis. This on-line reference can be used as a reference for RGA or by itself as a reliability growth handbook. It provides examples and sample problems that can be analyzed using ReliaSoft's RGA. And when applicable, it also includes the underlying theory and principles, relevant calculations and derivations.

RGA 6 User's Guide

Examples in this on-line reference use ReliaSoft's RGA 6 software. Use of the software is described in-depth in the RGA 6 User's Guide. This reference assumes a familiarity with the software and uses RGA 6 to reinforce and expand on the fundamentals of the analysis. This reference is provided with both the Standard and Professional editions of RGA 6.

Additional References

This on-line reference is one in a series of reliability engineering reference works created by ReliaSoft. Some concepts and examples related to life data analysis and accelerated life testing that have been extensively covered in other references, such as ReliaSoft's Life Data Analysis Reference, ReliaSoft's Accelerated Life Testing Reference and/or ReliaSoft's System Reliability Reference, have been omitted from this reference.

Interested readers can obtain these references from ReliaSoft or view this material on-line at www.weibull.com.

Inside This Reference

Chapter 2 presents an overview of reliability growth.
Chapter 3 introduces and discusses different reliability growth data types and applicable analysis models.
Chapter 4 discusses the classic Duane model.
Chapter 5 discusses the Crow-AMSAA (N.H.P.P) model.
Chapter 6 discusses the Lloyd Lipow model.
Chapter 7 discusses the Standard and Modified Gompertz models.
Chapter 8 discusses the Logistic model.
Chapter 9 discusses the Crow Extended model.
Chapter 10 discusses fielded systems data analysis.

Last Update

The most recent update to this references reflects changes made to the RGA software up to Compile Release Version (CRV) 6.0.4.

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