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This document discusses reliability allocation methods when designing systems to meet reliability specifications. It describes four methods: [1] Equal reliability allocation which evenly distributes reliability among components; [2] AGREE Method which allocates based on component complexity and importance; [3] ARINC Method which allocates failure rates proportional to current rates; and [4] Minimum Effort Method which iteratively increases reliabilities of less reliable components.

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This document discusses reliability allocation methods when designing systems to meet reliability specifications. It describes four methods: [1] Equal reliability allocation which evenly distributes reliability among components; [2] AGREE Method which allocates based on component complexity and importance; [3] ARINC Method which allocates failure rates proportional to current rates; and [4] Minimum Effort Method which iteratively increases reliabilities of less reliable components.

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ME 472/ME672

Reliability Engineering
Reliability Allocation

By
Dr. Bhupesh Kumar Lad

Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IITI)


Reliability Allocation
When developing a new product or improving an existing one, engineers are
often faced with the task of designing a system that must meet a certain set
of reliability specifications. This involves a balancing act in order to determine
how to allocate reliability among the subsystems/components in the system.
Some methods for Reliability Allocation are discussed here.

Methods

- Equal reliability allocation

- AGREE Method

- ARINC Method

- Minimum Effort method

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Equal reliability allocation:

Assumptions:
- Components are in series
- Components failures are independent

Basis: Allocates equal reliability to each components


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𝑅𝑖 𝑡 = 𝑅∗ (𝑡) ൗ𝑁

Where, N= No. of components in series

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AGREE Method
(Advisory Group on Reliability of Electronic Equipment)

Assumptions:
- Components are in series
- Components failures are independent
Basis:
- It is based on component/subsystem complexity (in terms of modules)
- Allocates an equal share of the reliability to each module in the system
- It allows component operating times to be less than the system operating times
- It allows the inclusion of an importance index for subsystem
𝑛𝑖
ൗ𝑁
𝑤𝑖 . 1 − 𝑅𝑖 𝑡 = 1 − 𝑅∗ (𝑡)
System

𝑛𝑖
ൗ𝑁
1 − 𝑅∗ (𝑡) Sub Sub
𝑅𝑖 (𝑡𝑖 ) = 1 − system 1 system 2
𝑤𝑖
Module 11 Module 12 Module21 Module 22 Module 23
Where, N= total no. of modules in modules in system = σ 𝑛𝑖
𝑤𝑖 = Importance factor for 𝑖 𝑡ℎ 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚 = probability of system failures when subsystem 𝑖 fails
𝑡𝑖 = time for which 𝑖 𝑡ℎ 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚 will be required to operate
𝑡 = mission time for system

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ARINC Method:
designed by ARINC Research Corporation, a subsidiary of Aeronautical Radio, Inc.

Assumptions:
- Components are in series
- Components failures are independent
- Constant failure rates
Basis:
- It allocates failure rates proportional to the current failure rates.

𝜆𝑖 𝑛𝑒𝑤 = 𝑤𝑖 𝜆∗

𝜆𝑖
𝑤𝑖 = i = 1,2, … , n
σ𝑛𝑖 𝜆𝑖

Where,
𝜆𝑖 = current failure rates of 𝑖𝑡ℎ component
𝜆∗ = system failure rate goal to be allocated

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Minimum Effort Method :
Assumptions:
- Components are in series
- Components failures are independent Basis:
- Allocates first where minimum effort is required
Steps:
1. Arrange the components in increasing order of current reliability
2. If 𝑅1 ≤ 𝑅2 ≤ 𝑅3
∗ 𝑅𝑠 ∗
And if, 𝑅𝑠 = 𝑅1 .𝑅2 .𝑅3 < 𝑅𝑠 i.e. > 𝑅1
𝑅2 . 𝑅3
Then increase 𝑅1 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑜𝑅2
3. Now check again,
𝑅𝑠 ∗ 1/2
If > 𝑅2
𝑅3
Then increase 𝑅1 𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑅2 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑜𝑅2
4. Again check,
1/3
If 𝑅𝑠 ∗ > 𝑅3
1/3
Then then K=3 and increase 𝑅1 , 𝑅2 , and 𝑅3 to 𝑅𝑠 ∗
1/3
If 𝑅𝑠 ∗ < 𝑅𝑠 ∗
𝑅𝑠 ∗ 1/2
Then then k=2, increase 𝑅1 , 𝑅2 to and 𝑅3 remains unchanged.
𝑅3

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