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Reliability engineering is the discipline of ensuring that a system will be reliable when operated in a specified manner. Reliability engineering is performed throughout the entire life cycle of a system, including development, test, production and operation.

Reliability may be defined in several ways:

  • The idea that something is fit for purpose with respect to time.
  • The capacity of a device or system to perform as designed;
  • The resistance to failure of a device or system;
  • The ability of a device or system to perform a required function under stated conditions for a specified period of time;
  • The probability that a functional unit will perform its required function for a specified interval under stated conditions.

Reliability engineers rely heavily on statistics, probability theory, and reliability theory. Many engineering techniques are used in reliability engineering, such as reliability prediction, Weibull analysis, thermal management, reliability testing and accelerated life testing. Because of the large number of reliability techniques, their expense, and the varying degrees of reliability required for different situations, most projects develop a reliability program plan to specify the reliability tasks that will be performed for that specific system.

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