Modeling to support reliability enhancement of electronic aerospace system design

摘要

The increasign use of electronic systems in aircraft demands that reliability performance is better understood for commercial as well as safety reasons. consequently it is timely to consider the issues futuer modeling needs to address if it is to support reliability enhancement. This paper reports work conducted as part of a wide-ranging research project involving a consortium of UK aerospace manufacturers and universtities. We present ideas for erliability enhancement modeling that are based on sound theory, yet that aim to support real decision-making. The relationship between our approach and toehr initiatives are explored.