Relative reliability risk assessment applied to original designs during conceptual design phase

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 220, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 917-927

  Mamtani, G ^a   Green, G ^a   McDonald, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Terex   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concept design; Original design; Reliability

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCT DESIGN; VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS;

OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE; ORIGINAL DESIGN; RELATIVE RELIABILITY RISK INDEX; SEAT SUSPENSION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34247172055     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544054JEM155     Document Type: Article

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