Design for Reliability, Maintainability, and Supportability (SYS645)

Become familiar with techniques for factoring reliability, maintainability, and supportability into system designs early in the design process. Understand requirements definition and analysis tools like Quality Function Deployment, Input-Output Matrices, and Parameter Taxonomies. Obtain an overview of system functional analysis and architectural heuristics. Explore maintainability issues, such as accessibility, standardization, modularization, testability, mobility, interchangeability, and serviceability. Learn to improve supportability by focusing on configuration commonality and interchangeability, using standard parts and fasteners, adhering to open system standards and profiles, and employing standard networking and communication protocols. Enhance your understanding of principles and concepts through the study of relevant examples and case studies.