RELIABILITY ENGINEERING
AND SOFTWARE

Programme

Monday

09.00-09.45 Presentation
09.45-10.30 Reliability Engineering
11.00-11.45 Definitions
11.45-12.30 Multistate Devices
14.30-15.15 Failure Criteria
15.15-16.00 Probability Fundamentals
16.30-17.15 Bath Tub Curve Ultimode Failures
17.15-18.00 Discussion

Tuesday

09.00-09.45 Types of Reliability
09.45-10.30 Availability
11.00-11.45 Markov Modelling
11.45-12.30 Hardware & Software Reliability in Computers
14.30-15.15 Hazard & Reliability Relationship
15.15-16.00 Probability Distribution Concepts
16.30-17.15 Distributors
17.15-18.00 Discussion

Wednesday

09.00-09.45 Reliability Logic Diagrams
09.45-10.30 Series/Parallel Combined Models
11.00-11.45 Redundancy Techniques K out of N Systems
11.45-12.30 Various Reliability Evaluation Techniques
14.30-15.15 Failure Classifications
15.15-16.00 Fault Defect, etc.
16.30-17.15 Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
17.15-18.00 Discussion

Thursday

09.00-09.45 Failure Mode Effects and Critical Analysis (FMECA)
09.45-10.30 Reliability from Combined Stresses
11.00-11.45 Reliability Allocation (AGREE Method)
11.45-12.30 Contribution of Reliability Engineering Centre
14.30-15.15 Contribution of Reliability Engineering Centre
15.15-16.00 IIT Kharagpur
16.30-17.15 IIT Kharagpur
17.15-18.00 Discussion

Friday

09.00-09.45 Software Reliability
09.45-10.30 Basic & Poisson Models
11.00-11.45 Sequential and Concurrent Systems
11.45-12.30 Distributed and Standby Redundant Systems
14.30-18.00 Free