Physics of Failure (also known as Reliability Physics) is a science-based approach for achieving Reliability by Design. The approach is based on research to identify and understand the processes that initiate and propagate mechanisms that ultimately results in failure. This knowledge when used in Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) durability simulations and reliability assessment can evaluate if a new design, under actual operating is susceptible to the root causes of failure such as fatigue, fracture, wear, and corrosion during the intended service life of the product.
The objective is to identify and eliminate potential failure mechanisms in order to prevent operational failures through stress-strength analysis to produce a robust design and aid in the selection of capable manufacturing practices. This is accomplished by modeling the material strength and architecture of the components and technologies a product is based upon to evaluating their ability to endure the life-cycle usage and environmental stress conditions the product is expected to encounter over its service life in the field or during durability or reliability qualification tests.
The ability to identify and quantify the specific hazard risks timeline of specifics failure risks in a new product while it is still on the drawing board (or CAD screen) enables a product team to design reliability into a product by revising the design to eliminate or mitigate failure risks. This capability results in a form of Virtual Validation and Virtual Reliability Growth during the a product’s design phase that can be implemented faster and at lower costs than the traditional Design-Build-Test-Fixed approach to Reliability Growth during a product’s development and test phase.
This webinar compares classical reliability concepts and relates them to the PoF approach as applied to Electrical/Electronic (E/E) System and technologies. This webinar is intended for E/E Product Engineers, Validation/Test Engineers, Quality, Reliability and Product Assurance Personnel, CAE Modeling Analysts, R&D Staff and their supervisor.
2. ASQ Reliability Division
ASQ Reliability Division
English Webinar Series
English Webinar Series
One of the monthly webinars
One of the monthly webinars
on topics of interest to
reliability engineers.
To view recorded webinar (available to ASQ Reliability
Division members only) visit asq.org/reliability
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To sign up for the free and available to anyone live
webinars visit reliabilitycalendar.org and select English
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3. Webinar Series
• Next Sessions
English series
Thursday, March 8, 2012, Noon - 1:00 pm EDT
TOPIC: Field Failure Analysis Using Root Cause Pattern Diagrams
BY: Bob Lloyd
Thursday, Apr 12, 2012, Noon - 1:00 pm EDT
TOPIC: The Proper Analysis Approach for Life Data
BY: Dr. Huairui Guo
Chinese series
Beijing Time: Feb 15, 2012; 11:00AM – 12:00PM
TOPIC: Rapid Reliability Demonstration Tests (快速可靠性验证试验)
BY:Guangbin Yang (杨广斌) Reliability and Quality Supervisor (可靠性与质量主管)
• www.reliabilitycalendar.org under webinars and short courses
• for full schedule
• Recordings at www.asq.org/reliability under webinars or short
courses
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6. Today’s Speaker
James McLeish
Bio: James McLeish is a senior technical staff consultant
and manager of the Michigan office of DfR (Design for
Reliability) Solutions, a Failure Analysis, Laboratory
Services and Reliability Physics Engineering Consulting
Firm headquartered in College Park Maryland.
Mr. McLeish is a senior member of the ASQ Reliability Division and a core
member of the SAE’s Reliability Standard Committee with over 32 years of
automotive and military E/E experience in design, development, validation
testing, production quality and field reliability. He has held numerous technical
expert and management position in automotive electronics product design,
development, vehicle electrical system integration, product assurance,
validation testing and warranty problem solving as an E/E Reliability Manager
and E/E Quality/Reliability/Durability (QRD) technical specialists at General
Motors.