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MAINTAINABILITY DESIGN TECHNIQUES METRIC - AcqNotes.com

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Downloaded from http://www.everyspec.<strong>com</strong> on 2011-10-29T14:56:01.necessarily contribute to equipment or system downtimein cases of alternate modes of operation orredundancy.Criticality. A measure of the impact of the failure mode ofthe item that includes the severity of the effect <strong>com</strong>binedwith the frequency or probability of occurrence.DDelay time. The <strong>com</strong>ponent of downtime during whichno maintenance is being ac<strong>com</strong>plished on the itembecause of technician alert and response time, supplydelay, or administrative reasons.Demonstrated. That which has been measured, withinspecified confidence limits, by the use of objective evidencegathered under specified conditions.Dependability. A measure of the degree to which an itemis operable and capable of performing its required functionat any (random) time during a specified missionprofile, given item Availability at the start of the mission.(Item state during a mission includes the <strong>com</strong>binedeffects of the mission-related system R & Mparameters but excludes nonmission time: see AVAIL-ABILITY.)Depot maintenance. A category of maintenance organizedto support the supply system. It will be productionlineoriented and will be performed by special repairactivities, US Army Materiel Command (AMC) depots,and contractor personnel.Design adequacy. The probability that a system orequipment will successfully ac<strong>com</strong>plish its mission,given that the system is operating within design specifications.Design review. A multipurpose design verification procedureand project management tool used to evaluate thecumulative results of all constituent design verificationcycles at each of several designated major milestones inthe acquisition process in order to provide adequateengineering basis for timely iteration in the total systemengineering cycle.Development model. A model designed to meet performancerequirements of the specification or to establishtechnical requirements for production equipment. Thismodel need not have the required final form or necessarilycontain parts of final design. It may be used todemonstrate the reproducibility of the equipment.Development testing. A series of materiel tests conductedDOD-HDBK-791(AM)by the Army developer—with or without contractorassistance—to assess program technical risks, demonstratethat engineering design is <strong>com</strong>plete and acceptable,determine the extent of the design risks, determinespecification <strong>com</strong>pliance, and assess production requirements.Diagnostics. The functions performed and the techniquesused in determining and isolating the cause of malfunctionsin an operating system or determining its operationalstatus.Direct maintenance man-hours per maintenance action(DMMH/MA). A measure of the maintainabilityparameter related to item demand for maintenancemanpower. The sum of direct maintenance man-hoursat all levels or repair, divided by the total number ofmaintenance actions (preventive and corrective) duringa stated period of time.Direct maintenance resources. The time in man-hoursand material in dollars expended directly on the itembeing maintained during the period of active maintenance.Disassemble. Opening an item and removing a number ofparts of subassemblies to make the item that is to bereplaced accessible for removal. This does not includethe actual removal of the item to be replaced.Discard-at-failure maintenance. Maintenance ac<strong>com</strong>plishedby replacing and discarding a failed assembly,subassembly, module, or piece part. The term normallyis associated with modules.Downtime. That portion of calendar time when the itemcannot perform its intended function.EEase of maintenance. The degree of facility with whichequipment can be retained in, or restored to, operation.It is a function of the rapidity with which maintenanceoperations can be performed to avert malfunctions orcorrect them if they occur. Ease of maintenance isenhanced by any consideration that will reduce the timeand effort necessary to maintain equipment at peakoperating efficiency.Engineering change proposal (ECP). A proposal tochange the design or engineering features of materielundergoing development or production.Environment. The aggregate of all external and internalconditions—such as temperature, humidity, radiation,magnetic and electric fields, shock, and vibration—either natural or man-made or self-induced that influ-G-3

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