Accession Number:
AD0285021
Title:
DESIGN FOR A FAILURE
Descriptive Note:
Corporate Author:
AIR FORCE CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH LABS L G HANSCOM FIELD MASS
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1962-08-01
Pagination or Media Count:
1.0
Abstract:
This analysis concludes that there is a distinct need for specifying when it is acceptable for a piece of equipment to fail. Although there is a close relationship between specifying when parts may fail and specifying when they should not fail, there is an important difference. Designing for a specific time of failure tends to increase efficiency and does not necessarily reduce reliability. Also, more information about actual failure mechanisms is required to achieve failure reasonably close to a specified time. Author