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Reliability Prediction for Automotive Electronics Based on Field Return Data
- Ground Vehicle Standard
- J3083_201703
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Scope
This document should be used as guidance for non-handbook based reliability predictions conducted on automotive electronics products. It presents a method that utilizes warranty and field repair data to calculate the failure rates of individual electronic components and predict the reliability of the entire electronic system. It assumes that the user has access to a database containing field return data with classification of components, times to failure, and a total number of components operating in the field.
Rationale
In early design activities (typically before the hardware is built), a reliability prediction is often required for the electronic components and systems in order to assess their future reliability and in many cases to meet customer specifications. Those specifications may include the allocated reliability for a particular electronic unit and in the cases of functional safety products to meet the ASIL (Automotive Safety and Integrity Level) requirement specified by the international functional safety standard ISO 26262.
This Recommended Practice (RP) document will provide guidance on performing reliability predictions for automotive electronic products utilizing field return data or any other types of failure data available to an automotive electronics supplier. This document will cover the possible sources of data, types of the data required, ways to collect it, and the methodology of how to process these data to calculate the failure rates and the expected reliability. This document will also include a case study based on the data obtained by Delphi Electronics & Safety, a Tier 1 automotive supplier to illustrate the process of reliability prediction based on field return data.
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Topic
Data Sets - Support Documents
| Title | Description | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Table 1 | Percentile vehicle usage data based on Delphi Electronics & Safety warranty data analysis | |
| Table 3 | Example of the data sheet used to calculate the total time accumulated by the failed component in the field and the number of failures | |
| Table 4 | Example of the data sheet showing the total time accumulated by the components/systems still operating in the field | |
| Table 5 | The analysis results per ( ) |
Issuing Committee
Automotive Electronic Systems Reliability Standards
Develop an SAE Standard for faster and better alternatives for product qualification of electronic modules and devices
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