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2007
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Life cycle cost impact of using prognostic health management (PHM) for helicopter avionics
- Case studies were conducted using a stochastic model to predict the life cycle cost impact associated with the application of Prognostic Health Management (PHM) to helicopter avi...
E. Scanff, K. L. Feldman, S. Ghelam, Peter Sandbor...
MR
2007
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A maintenance planning and business case development model for the application of prognostics and health management (PHM) to ele
- This paper presents a model that enables the optimal interpretation of Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) results for electronic systems. In this context, optimal interpreta...
Peter A. Sandborn, Chris Wilkinson
MR
2007
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Electronic prognostics - A case study using global positioning system (GPS)
– Prognostic health management (PHM) of electronic systems presents challenges traditionally viewed as either insurmountable or otherwise not worth the cost of pursuit. Recent ch...
Douglas W. Brown, Patrick W. Kalgren, Carl S. Byin...
MR
2007
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Feature extraction and damage-precursors for prognostication of lead-free electronics
Damage pre-cursors based health management and prognostication methodology has been presented for electronic systems in harsh environments. The framework has been developed based ...
Pradeep Lall, Madhura Hande, Chandan Bhat, Nokibul...
MR
2007
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Reliability of spring pressure contacts under environmental stress
Spring contacts are an excellent solution for connecting a power module with a printed circuit board (PCB). They can be applied in a wide current range from sensor currents of a f...
F. Lang, U. Scheuermann
MR
2007
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Cohesive zone modeling for structural integrity analysis of IC interconnects
Due to the miniaturization of integrated circuits, their thermo-mechanical reliability tends to become a truly critical design criterion.
B. A. E. van Hal, R. H. J. Peerlings, M. G. D. Gee...
MR
2007
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Advanced electronic prognostics through system telemetry and pattern recognition methods
Electronic Prognostics (EP) is a technique used in high-reliability and high-availability systems to actively and proactively detect faults, allowing the reduction of system downt...
Leon Lopez
MR
2007
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A step by step methodology to analyze the IGBT failure mechanisms under short circuit and turn-off inductive conditions using 2D
A systematic methodology is developed in order to clarify the punch through Trench Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (T-IGBT) failure mechanisms which can occur under extreme oper...
A. Benmansour, Stephane Azzopardi, J. C. Martin, E...
MR
2007
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Test structures for dielectric spectroscopy of thin films at microwave frequencies
This work describes the application of two different test structures to execute broadband microwave measurements of the dielectric constant of ceramic thin films. Coplanar wavegui...
Nicola Delmonte, B. E. Watts, G. Chiorboli, P. Cov...