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![]() February 2016 Edition
Recent Headlines:Defense:More Air Force Drones are Crashing Than Ever as Mysterious New Problems Emerge – WashingtonA record number of Air Force drones crashed in major accidents last year, documents show, straining the U.S. military’s fleet of robotic aircraft when it is in more demand than ever for counterterrorism missions in an expanding array of war zones. Royal Navy’s Type 45 Destroyers To Undergo Refits Amid Reliability Concerns – Defense WorldThe UK Defense ministry has confirmed that the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers, which are considered the most modern warships, will undergo major refits amid concern over their reliability. The Air Force’s Reaper Drone Keeps Crashing – The VergeAccording to a new investigation from The Washington Post, the Air Force had its worst year for drone crashes ever in 2015, as its Reaper drone was suddenly plagued by crashes. Breakdowns Leave 2 of Navy’s Newest Ships Stuck in Port – CNN PoliticsThe past two months have been anything but smooth sailing for the U.S. Navy’s newest class of warship, the littoral combat ship. Lockheed Martin Receives Sensor Sustainment Contract for the Apache Attack Helicopter – Lockheed MartinThe U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $31.8 million contract in December 2015 to sustain the AH-64D/E Apache’s targeting and pilotage system, the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS). Lockheed, U.S. to Argue Stop-Work Bid on Army Trucks on January 20 – ReutersThe U.S. Court of Federal Claims will hear arguments on Jan. 20 in Lockheed Martin Corp’s motion to halt Oshkosh Corp’s work on 17,000 armored Humvee truck replacements for the U.S. Army while Lockheed challenges the $6.75 billion contract. Automotive:2016 U.S. Auto Avoider Study: Perceptions of Vehicle Reliability Increasingly Influence New-Vehicle Shopping Decisions – J.D. PowerVehicle reliability has become a top consideration in deciding which vehicle to buy, and for the first time in nearly a decade, concerns about reliability have gained importance as a reason shoppers avoid certain models, according to the J.D. Power 2016 U.S. Auto Avoider Study. How Reliable Can Aged Autonomous Cars Be? – Wards AutoKirk Fraser, owner of ReliableRobots.com, is skeptical about automakers such as Toyota developing autonomous vehicles. He reacts to a WardsAuto story from the recent CES 2016 in Las Vegas quoting Toyota Research Institute CEO Gill Pratt as calling for autonomous-vehicle reliability “that is a million times better” than that of conventional vehicles. New Study Questions Reliability of Ethanol Results from EPA Vehicle Emissions Model – Renewable Fuels AssocationThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) vehicle emissions modeling system is inadequate and unreliable as a tool for estimating the exhaust emissions of gasoline blends containing more than 10 percent ethanol, according to a new comprehensive third-party evaluation of the model. Energy:FERC Adopts Revised Reliability Standards for Cybersecurity – Hogan Lovells RegulationOn January 21, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a final rule adopting seven revised critical infrastructure protection (CIP) Reliability Standards addressing cybersecurity of the electric grid, as initially proposed in July 2015. Businesses Bank on Fuel Cell Reliability to Achieve Sustainability Goals – Altenergy MagazineBusinesses of all sizes are increasingly adopting cost-effective fuel cell technology to not only improve electrical power reliability and increase efficiency at their facilities, but also to greatly reduce carbon emissions from daily operations. IRSN Sees Problems in Assessing Passive Safety Systems – World Nuclear NewsFurther research is needed to properly assess the performance and reliability of passive safety systems to be used in new nuclear power reactors designs, according to France’s Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN). Mass Transit:Metro Green Line Train Separates on Approach to Navy Yard – The Washington PostMetro officials are investigating why a Green Line train carrying passengers separated as it approached the Navy Yard station Wednesday morning causing delays during the busy commute. Space/Aviation:The Challenger Disaster: A Case of Subjective Engineering – IEEE SpectrumIEEE Spectrum is republishing this seminal article which first appeared in June 1989 as part of a special report on risk. The article has been widely cited in both histories of the space program and in analyses of engineering risk management. Industrial:Ensuring Reliability Through Materials Engineering, Characterization, and Testing – Buffalo Manufacturing WorksIncreasing confidence in product performance and reliability requires solving challenges and optimizing processes at every stage of production. This is made possible by technologies that enable manufacturers to improve inspection processes, understand the root causes of failure, and ensure that their products are safe and reliable. Data Drives A New Manufacturing Hero The Reliability Engineer – The Manufacturing ConnectionCompanies must become data-driven. But then it’s also beyond data. Not all data sets are equal. And it’s not just about finding anomalies–it’s really about finding that data and anomalies that matter most to business success. Electronics:Degradation of Leakage Currents and Reliability Prediction for Tantalum Capacitors – NASATwo types of failures in solid tantalum capacitors, catastrophic and parametric, and their mechanisms are described. High Reliability Resistors from TT Electronics Enable Current Sensing in Industrial, Medical and Automotive Applications – Electronic EngineeringHigh power, low value SMT shunt resistors key to monitoring and reducing energy usage. Software:Predict Software Reliability Before the Code is Written – SlideShareYou can predict software reliability before the code is even finished. Predictions support planning, sensitivity analysis and also help to avoid distressed software projects and defect pile up. Human Factors:Cognitive Basis for Human Reliability Analysis (NUREG-2114) PDF – U.S Nuclear Regualtory CommissionThis report documents the results of a literature review to synthesize human cognition research into a technical basis for human reliability analysis. Human Factors in Accident Investigations PDF – NOPSEMAHuman error has long been identified as a contributing factor to incident causation. Commonly cited statistics claim that human error is responsible for anywhere between 70-100% of incidents. Human Behaviour as an Aspect of Cyber Security Assurance – Cornell University LibraryThis article is intended to be the first in a number of articles as research into cyber security assurance processes. This article is compiled based on current research related to cyber security assurance and the impact of the human element on it. Share your thoughts and suggestions for this digest:
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