Category:Reliability

A NASA technician inspecting the wind tunnel model for reliability

The ability of a system or component to perform its required functions under stated conditions for a specified period of time

Subcategories

• Availability - the degree to which a system is in an operable state at the start of a mission, when the start is a random time
• Fault diagnosis - the detection and analysis of faults in machines
• Fault tolerance - a design of an object or system that allows the object to continue operation rather than failing completing in the event of a fault or faults
• Fluctuations - random or semi-random changes in a variable
• Integrated circuit reliability - the dependability of an INC
• Maintenance - keeping products or objects in working condition
• Maldistribution - uneven or faulty distribution
• Materials reliability - the dependability of materials under defined conditions
• Reliability engineering - engineering an object or system to minimize faults or failures
• Reliability theory - the theory of how to achieve system reliability
• Robustness - the ability of an object or system to be sustained in the face of changes in environment or operation
• Semiconductor device reliability - the dependability of semiconductors
• Software reliability - the dependability of software programs
• Stability - the maintenance of function after perturbations in conditions