2012 Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium Papers

Papers from the 58th Annual Reliability & Maintainability Symposium (RAMS) now available through SAE International. SAE Members can download a FREE copy to their eLibrary by simply adding this eBook into the Shopping Cart and proceeding through the download/purchase process. Not an SAE Member? Join now at www.sae.org/membership/join to download your eBook for FREE. As the most important and comprehensive event covering reliability and maintainability, the annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS) attracts the top professionals and researchers in the world. They meet every year to present the results of their work encompassing the wide range of applications in which reliability and maintainability play a fundamental role. This book contains 104 papers from the 2012 event that pertain to the theme, Securing Tomorrow's Future with Reliability and Maintainability. They contribute to improving the bottom line by applying reliability and maintainability concepts. SAE International has organized them into three main categories - representing the direction this area of expertise is trending worldwide: • Design Engineering (including Analysis Methodologies, Simulation & Modeling, and Failure Analysis) • Maintenance (including Reliability, Maintainability & Supportability, and R&M analysis) • Safety Analysis (including Tests, and Safety) As the world wrestles with economic challenges, the highly competitive global marketplace will continue to demand highly reliable, maintainable, and secure systems. This book will enhance your knowledge and ability to make your organization's products, processes, and services more competitive and secure ─ for success today and tomorrow.