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Technical Papers

05A1 The New Department of Defense (DoD) Guide for Achieving and Assessing RAM........................................ 1

Peter Tabbagh, Paul Gibson, Ernest Seglie, Yvonne Jackson,

05A2 Experience Report on the FIDES Guide Reliability Prediction Method............................................................ 8Juan J. Marin

05A3 Studies and Methods for Improving the Effectiveness of Reliability Tasks .................................................... 14Larry H. Crow

05A4 Reliability Predictions Based on Customer Usage Stress Profiles................................................................... 20Adamantios Mettas, Wenbiao Zhao

05A5 Integrated FRACAS Systems for F117 Infrared Acquisition Designation System(IRADS) Support Yield Higher MTBMA ....................................................................................................... 26Arun Mukherjee

05B1 Design-Integrated Reliability Studies According to Requirements Analysis and Return of Experience:The Proposed ALSTOM Transpost Company EFICARE Method .............................................................. 30Jean-Jacques Dindeleux

05B2 Lifetime Multiple Response Optimization of Metal Extrusion Die ................................................................. 37D. Lepadatu, A. Kobi, R. Hambli, A. Barreau

05B3 Early Reliability Prediction in Consumer Electronics Using Weibull Distribution Functions ........................ 43Roxana A. Ion, Peter C. Sander

05B4 Optimization of System Reliability Robustness using Accelerated Degradation Testing ............................... 48Haitao Liao, Elsayed A. Elsayed

05D1 ATLAST Deployment and Push Pack Spares Optimization Module .............................................................. 55

Naaman Gurvitz, Sergey Borodetsky, Pierre van Eck

05D2 MTAA Tool for Automated Task Analysis and Lifecycle Support............................................................. 61G. Bowden Wise, John M. Lizzi, Louis J. Hoebel

05D3 An Algorithm to Code and Decode Complex Systems, and to Compute s-t Reliability.................................. 67Mehmet Sahinoglu

05D4 Time Analysis for Fault-Tolerance RealTime Group-based Scheduling....................................................... 71Wang Lei, Wu Zhaohui, Wu Xian Ming

05D5 Fault Tree Analysis of Embedded Systems Using SystemC............................................................................ 77Hamid Reza Zarandi, Seyed Ghassem Miremadi

06A1 A Method for Age Modeling of Power System Components Based on Experiencefrom the Design Process with the Purpose of Maintenance Optimization....................................................... 82Tommie Lindquist, Lina Bertling, Roland Eriksson

06A2 Design-for-Reliability and Implementation on Power Converters................................................................... 89Xijin Tian

06A3 Reliability Analysis of Bulk Power Systems Using Swarm Intelligence......................................................... 96David G. Robinson

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06B1 FTA Technique Addressing Parametric Failures of Complex Electronic and Hybrid Devices ..................... 103David E. Verbitsky

06B2 Reliability and Maintainability Analysis of Crushing Plants in Jajarm Bauxite Mine of Iran....................... 109Javad Barabady

06B3 Ideas and Possible Approaches for Ultra-Reliability ..................................................................................... 116

Edward J. Zampino, Michael H. Packard

06B4 Perils and Pitfalls of Weibull Life-data Analysis........................................................................................... 121Les Warrington, Jeffery A. Jones

06B5 Evaluating System Reliability from the Customer Perspective to Improve Availability Predictions............ 126Xuemei Zhang, Meenakshi Sharma, Paul Franklin

07A1 Developing High-Level Reliability Languages Using a General Intermediate Domain................................ 133Robert R. Painter, David Coppit

07A2 Aircraft Safety Modelling for Time-limited Dispatch ................................................................................... 139Darren R. Prescott, John D. Andrews

07A3 Reliability Analysis of Hierarchical Systems................................................................................................. 146Guangyu Chen, Xizi Huang, Xiaowo Tang

07A4 Bayesian Accelerated Life Testing under Competing Failure Modes............................................................ 152Cornel Bunea, Thomas A. Mazzuchi

07A5 UML Based Severity Analysis Methodology ................................................................................................ 158A. Hassan, K. Goseva-Popstojanova,H. Ammar

07B1 Reliability Analysis of Descent Systems of Planetary Vehicles using Bivariate Exponential Distribution .. 165Hseyin Sarper

07B2 Reliability Quantification of the Flexure: A Critical Stirling Converter Component .................................... 170Ashwin R. Shah, Igor Korovaichuk, Edward J. Zampino

07B3 Modeling and Analysis of Repairable Systems with General Repair ............................................................ 176Adamantios Mettas, Wenbiao Zhao

07B4 Analysis of Complex Repairable Systems ..................................................................................................... 183Daniel Jacob, Suprasad V. Amari

07B5 Reliability Modeling under the Constraint of Specified Maximum Acceptable Service Interruptions ......... 190Yuri Langer

07D1 Reliability Prediction through Degradation Data Modeling using a Quasi-Likelihood Approach ................ 193J. S. R. Jayaram, T. Girish

07D2 A Graphical Approach to the Dual Response Robust Design Problems........................................................ 200Shao Wei Lam, Loon Ching Tang

07D3 A Customer-Focused Reliability Approach ................................................................................................... 207Elke den Ouden, Yuan Lu, Nagappan Ganesh, Wim Geudens

07D4 Mimimize System Reliability Variability Based on Six-Sigma Criteria ConsideringComponent Operational Uncertainties........................................................................................................... 214Tongdan Jin, Peter Su

07D5 The Value of Field Feedback in Consumer Electronics: A Case Study......................................................... 220Valia T. Petkova, Peter C. Sander

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08A1 Reliability Analysis of Disk Drive Failure Mechanisms ............................................................................... 226Sandeep Shah, Jon G. Elerath

08A2 Bayesian Reliability Assessment of Gear Lifetime under Fuzzy Environments............................................ 232Hong-Zhong Huang, Zhan-Quan Sun, Ming J. Zuo, Zhi-Gang Tian

08A3 Memory Yield and Complexity of Built-In Self-rRepair............................................................................... 238

Xiaopeng Wang, Joel N. Mehler, Fred J. Meyer, Nohpill Park

08A4 Life Testing Hydrolic Gear Motors................................................................................................................ 245James A. McLinn

08B1 A Machine Learning Approach to Estimate Frequency, Duration and Availability Indexesin Complex Networks ....................................................................................................................................250Claudio M. Rocco S., Marco Muselli

08B2 Statistical Model for Estimating the Failure Probability in the Field............................................................. 256Roxana Ion

08B3 An Interval Estimate of Mean-Time-to-Failure for a Product with ReciprocalWeibull Degradation Failure Rate ................................................................................................................. 261

Indira Polavarapu, Geoffrey Okogbaa08B4 Parametric Degradation in Transistors........................................................................................................... 266

Alec Feinberg, Peter Ersland, Allan Widom, Val Kaper

08B5 AMSAA Reliability Projection Method Based on Stein Estimation ............................................................. 271Paul M. Ellner, J. Brian Hall

09A1 Recovery of the Space Shuttle Columbia....................................................................................................... 278David Whittle, James G. Kline

09A2 A Summary of the NASA Glenn Ballistic Impact Lab Contributions tothe Columbia Accident Investigation............................................................................................................. 284Matthew E. Melis, Mike Pereira, Duane Revilock, Kelly S. Carney

09A3 Space Shuttle External Tank (ET) Return to Flight (RTF) and Beyond Initiative Implementation............... 291James L. Reuter, Ronald W. Wetmore

09B1 Addressing the Performance of Two Software Reliability Modeling Methods............................................. 297Peter A. Keiller, Thomas A. Mazzuchi

09B2 Bootstrap-based Techniques for Computing Confidence Intervals in Monte CarloSystem Reliability Evaluation........................................................................................................................ 303Claudio M. Rocco S., Enrico Zio

09B3 New Study on MLE for Censored Lifetime Data .......................................................................................... 308Wendai Wang

09B4 Reliability Analysis of Phased Mission Systems with Common Cause Failures........................................... 313

Zhihua Tang, Hong Xu, Joanne Bechta Dugan

09D1 Life Modelling of a Plastic Automotive Compenent ..................................................................................... 319Ioan F. Campean, George F. Rosala, Daniel M. Grove, Ed Henshall

09D2 A Sigmoid Process for Modeling Warranty Repairs...................................................................................... 326Guangbin Yang, Z. Zaghati, Jimmy Kapadia

09D3 FMEA Used in Assessing Warranty Costs .................................................................................................... 331Zdenek Vintr, Michal Vintr

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09D4 Reliability Prediction using Multivariate Degradation Data.......................................................................... 337Di Xu, Wenbiao Zhao

09D5 A New Model Formalism for Mechanical-based Reliability Analysis of Systems........................................ 342Anthony Hhnel, Franois Rieuneau, Maurice Lemaire

11A1 Forecasting Technology Insertion Concurrent with Design Refresh Planning

for COTS-based Electronic Systems.............................................................................................................. 349Pameet Singh, Peter Sandborn

11A2 A Novel Approach for Spares Optimization of Complex Repairable Systems.............................................. 355Suprasad V. Amari, Hoang Pham, Krishnaiah Gidda, Sushil K. Priya

11A3 Cost Analysis of Adaptive Fault Management .............................................................................................. 361Rodica Tirtea, Geert Deconinck, Ronnie Belmans

11A4 Uses (and Abuses) of Standard and Non-Parametric Statistical Methods in the Analysisof Aging Aircraft R&M Data......................................................................................................................... 368Terry J. Mitchell

11B1 Soft Reliability, A New Class of Problems for Innovative Products: "How to Approach Them" ................. 374

Wim H. J. M. Geudens, Peter J. M. Sonnemans, Valia T. Petkova, Aarnout C. Brombacher11B2 Managing Quality and Reliability with Less Information.............................................................................. 379

N. Ganesh, Y. Lu, E. den Ouden, A. C. Brombacher

11B3 A State of Research Review on Fault Injection Techniques and a Case Study ............................................. 386Yangyang Yu, Bertrand Bastien, Barry W. Johnson

11B4 Competing Failure Mode Modeling in a Bayesian Reliability Assessment Tool .......................................... 393Frank Groen, Enrique Lpez Droguett

11D1 Component Repairs: When to Perform and What to Do? .............................................................................. 398Diederik Lugtigheid, Dragan Banjevic, Andrew K. S. Jardine

11D2 Maintenance Cost Benefit Analysis of Production ShopsAn Availability-based Approach...................... 404V. N. Achutha Naikan, P. Naga Srinivasa Rao

11D3 On the Application of Quasi-Renewal Theory in Optimization of Imperfect Maintenance Policies............. 410Sang-chin Yang, Te-wei Lin

11D4 Repairable Systems Reliability Trend Tests and Evaluation ......................................................................... 416Peng Wang, David W. Coit

12A1 A Decision Support Model for Determining the Applicability of Prognostic HealthManagement (PHM) Approaches to Electronic Systems............................................................................... 422Peter Sandborn

12A2 Economic Allocation of Target Reliability in Modular Software Systems.................................................... 428I. Rani, R. B. Misra

12A3 Reliability and Availability Cost Design Tradeoffs for HA Systems ............................................................ 433Wei Hou, O. Geoffrey Okogbaa

12A4 What is Truth? A Practical Guide to Comparing Reliability Equation Answers to Simulation Results........ 439Kenneth E. Murphy, Anthony W. Malerich, Charles M. Carter

12B1 The Synergistic Twins: Fault Trees and Success Trees ................................................................................. 445Antonn Wild

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12B2 A New Bayesian Network Approach to Solve Dynamic Fault Trees ............................................................ 451Hichem Boudali, Joanne B. Dugan

12B3 Multiple Failure Mode and Effects AnalysisAn Approach to Risk Assessment of Multiple Failures with FMEA............................................................. 457Karsten Pickard, Peter Mller, Bernd Bertsche

12B4 Bouncing Failure Analysis (BFA): The Unified FTA-FMEA Methodology................................................. 463Zigmund Bluvband, Rafi Polak, Pavel Grabov

12B5 Extending the Expressive Power of Fault Trees ............................................................................................ 468Bernhard Kaiser

13A1 Improvement of Sequential Probability Ratio Tests by Acceleration and Automation of Test Planning...... 475Milena Krasich

13A2 Anaylsis of the Staircase Method Considering the Bayes Theorem .............................................................. 482Matthias Maisch, Michael Wacker, Bernd Bertsche

13A3 IC Modeling for Yield-Aware Design with Variable Defect Rates ............................................................... 489Vinu Vijay Kumar, John Lach

13A4 Designing a Reliability Test Plan Using Field Usage and Bench Life Test Data .......................................... 496Wenzhen Yan, Jianxiong Chen, Ali T. Herfat

13B1 Risk Assessment of Wire Failures Causing Uncommanded Orbiter RCS Firingwhile Docked at the ISS................................................................................................................................. 502Koushik Datta, Owen R. Greulich

13B2 Orbital Debris and Associated Space Flight Risks......................................................................................... 508Daniel J. Heimerdinger

13B3 A Soft Error Mitigation Scheme for Safety-Critical Computer Systems ....................................................... 514Yangyang Yu, Barry W. Johnson

13B4 Analysis of Decision Strategies for Supervising Process Safety ................................................................... 520Michael Brand, Daniel Brand, Dan Ben-Naphtali

13D1 The Design of an Efficient Real-Time Maintenance Prioritization Tool ....................................................... 527Meng-Lai Yin, Rafael R. Arellano

13D2 New Concept for Aircraft Maintenence Management: The Dolphin Curve Life Cycle Modelof a Typical Repairable System.....................................................................................................................533Qi Yanjie, Lu Zhigang, Song Bifeng

13D3 Simple Plots for Monitoring the Field Reliability of Repairable Systems..................................................... 539David Trindade, Swami Nathan

13D4 An Intelligent Reliability Centered Maintenance Analysis System Based onCase-based Reasoning and Rule-based Reasoning ........................................................................................ 545

Zhonghua Cheng, Xisheng Jia

14A1 Time Accelerated Ultrasonic Testing for Disk Drive Suspension Assemblies .............................................. 550Kevin Becker

14A2 Accelerated Temperature Cycle Test and Coffin-Manson Model for Electronic Packaging......................... 556Helen Cui

14A3 Accelerated Test with Unknown Acceleration Model ................................................................................... 561P. Lantiri, F. Gurin, B. Dumon

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14A4 Dependability Benchmarking Using Environmental Test Tools ................................................................... 567Cristian Constantinescu

14A5 Early Failure Detection System for the SAB80C537 Microcontroller .......................................................... 572E. Soto, J. Marcos, S. Fernndez, R. lvarez, J. Barbero

14B1 Accident Sequence Evaluation of Complex Systems with Multiple Independent Protective Systems.......... 577

Takehisa Kohda, Eng, Masaki Nakagawa

14B2 Improved Software-based Processor Control-Flow Errors Detection Technique.......................................... 583O. Goloubeva, M. Rebaudengo, M. Sonza Reorda, M. Violante

14B3 A Comparison of Techniques for Computing PFD Average ......................................................................... 590Julia V. Bukowski

14B4 Safety Management SystemsNew Wine, Old Skins .................................................................................. 596Steven D. Smith

14B5 An Approach for the Introduction of Passive System Unavailability in an Accident Sequence.................... 600Luciano Burgazzi

14D1 Constructing a Stability Index for Software Using Probability Ratio Sequential Testing ............................. 606Paul Franklin, Xuemei Zhang

14D2 Software Reliability Analysis with Component-Level Fault Tolerance ........................................................ 610Swapna S. Gokhale

14D3 Quantitative Vulnerability Assessment of Systems Software........................................................................ 615Omar H. Alhazmi, Yashwant K. Malaiya

14D4 Software Reliability Improvement through Operational Profile Driven Testing........................................... 621Sham Arora, R. B. Misra, Vinod M. Kumre

14D5 Variance Expressions for Software Reliability Growth Models .................................................................... 628Swapna S. Gokhale

Author Index for this Proceedings...................................................................................................................... 635

Key Word Index for this Proceedings ................................................................................................................ 637

2004 Exhibitors .................................................................................................................................................. 639

Call for Papers 2006 ........................................................................................................................................... 641

Symposium Activities not otherwise listed in these Proceedings ...................................................................... 643

Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................................ 643

Cosponsoring Societies ...................................................................................................................................... 644

Publications Price List........................................................................................................................................ 645