Reliability Prediction and Testing Textbook

2 Successful Reliability Prediction for Industry

Lev M. Klyatis

2.1 Introduction

Before we go into the methodology developed by Lev Klyatis, for successful reliability prediction for industry, some background on how this methodology was developed and introduced to industry is helpful. This new direction to successful prediction was created in the Soviet Union, initially for farm machinery, and then expanded into the automotive industry. As success was demonstrated, it expanded into other areas of engineering and industry. Unfortunately, in the Soviet Union much of the work in aerospace, electronics, and defense industries was highly confidential and closed to other professionals, so Dr. Klyatis could not know the availability, or degree of utilization, of his work in these areas. Following successful implementation in the Soviet Union, reliability professionals from American, European, Asian, and other countries would attend Engineering and Quality Congresses, Reliability and Maintainability Symposiums (RAMSs), and Electrical and Electronics (IEEE) and Reliability, Maintainability, and Supportability (RMS) Workshops, where leading professionals in defense, electronics, aerospace, automotive, and other industries and sciences, as well as visiting industrial companies and universities, discussed and learned of these techniques and methodologies.

At professional gatherings such as the annual RAMS, American Society for Quality Annual Quality Congresses, and international ...