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Track 3 Session 12
1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Thursday June 19, 2008
Important Armament Design Characteristics
Influencing Reliability and Maintainability
Very few systems in the world see
harsher climatic and operational environments than those seen by the
weapon systems designed and used by the United States Army. System
designs must work reliably in all environments, maintain consistent
performance and adhere to strict safety requirements. Meeting these
operational challenges in the past required weapon system designers
to be more focused on performance than on the reliability or
maintainability of their designs. Today, that is no longer the case.
Design parameters have shifted toward placing an emphasis on
mobility and lethality, which requires that these systems become
lighter in weight and incorporate the latest firepower technology.
This shift accentuates not only the challenges, but also the
importance of early integration of a sound philosophy for system
reliability and maintainability into the design program. This
presentation will outline the benefits of incorporating reliability
and maintainability features early in the life cycle of the
design for the latest armament systems.
Key Words: Business Case,
Reliability, Maintainability, Reliability Enhancement, Robust
Design, Weapon Systems, Environments (Climatic and Operational)
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