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PRACTICAL RELIABILITY ENGINEERING
TEST ENGINEERING
SOFTWARE FOR DESIGN, ANALYSIS, MODELLING, QUALITY, ETC.
(This list is inevitably incomplete, and no promises are made for its accuracy. Readers are invited to submit comments and suggestions for alterations and additions)
The list headings are:
1. QFD
2. MATHEMATICS
3. STATISTICS
4. CAD/CAE
5. FEA/CFD, STRESS, VIBRATION AND FATIGUE ANALYSIS
6. EDA, MODELLING, SIMULATION, TEST DESIGN/ANALYSIS
7. MONTE CARLO SIMULATION
8. RELIABILITY, SAFETY
9. QUALITY, SPC
10. MAINTENANCE, CALIBRATION, RCM
(Click on separate list for services, suppliers, consultants)
1. QFD
QFD.
2. MATHEMATICS
3. STATISTICS
(Unless stated otherwise, the programs listed perform most statistical tasks, including basic analysis, design of experiments, SPC charting, reporting and graphical presentations. There are many other programs in several of the categories listed).
EASI-Analysis Taguchi method analysis software from ASI Quality Systems (USA and UK).
Statview (or www.adeptscience.co.uk)
Weibull Weibull analysis and probability plotting.
4. CAD/CAE
(The programs listed are the main CAD/CAE systems used in engineering industry. The combine 2-D and 3-D drafting, visualisation, FEA, machining instructions, and other features).
Unigraphics (Unigraphics Solutions? UGS?
I-deas (also http://dte.co.uk/)
5. FEA/CFD, STRESS, VIBRATION AND FATIGUE ANALYSIS
Engenuity. FEA, CFD, vibration, fatigue, thermal.
FEMGV+. FEA.
FEMLAB Multiphysics, structures, electromagnetics.
Fluent. CFD.
Nastran. FEA, stress, vibration and fatigue analysis, including material properties data.
nCode. Stress and fatigue analysis, including material properties data.
Star-CD. CFD.
Strand7. FEA, stress, vibration and fatigue analysis.
VIBKIT98. Calculates parameters for vibration testing. LDS also produce a useful handbook "Introduction to Vibration".
6. EDA, MODELLING, SIMULATION
Cadence. Electronics design and analysis.
LABVIEW . National Instruments software for PC-based test design and performance. Also other related software programs,
Maxwell. Suite of programs for electromagnetics (motors, transducers, power electrics, antennas, high frequency effects, EMI/EMC, thermal analysis, etc.).
Multiphysics. Multi-technology FEA/CFD based programs, covering electromagnetics, thermal, aerodynamics, etc.
Mentor Graphics. Electronics design and analysis.
Multisim. Electronics design and analysis.
Saber. Multi-technology system design and simulation, electronics and other technologies.
Simulink. Control system design, simulation and analysis.
Vector Fields. Electromagnetic design.
Viewlogic. Electronics design and analysis.
VisSim. System modelling and simulation.
XFDTD Electromagnetics.
7. MONTE CARLO SIMULATION
8. RELIABILITY, SAFETY
CARA-Fault Tree FTA program.
Isograph Range of programs, including simulation, FMECA, FTA, HAZOPS, RCM, other reliability/safety analysis methods.
Item. FMEA, FTA, other reliability/safety analysis methods.
Predictor. FMEA, FTA, other reliability/safety analysis methods. (Not a pregnancy testing kit!)
Relex. FMEA, FTA, other reliability/safety analysis methods.
Ramsoft (UK) FMEA, FTA, other reliability/safety analysis methods.
Reliass FMEA, FTA, HAZOP, Monte Carlo Simulation, and ILS.
Reliasoft FMEA, FTA, other reliability/safety analysis methods.
SCATFAST. Sneak analysis.
9. QUALITY, SPC
(This list does not include software for general "quality systems"/ISO9000 applications. There are many such programs, regularly advertised and listed in the main quality asurance journals. Some of these journals, e.g. Quality Progress (ASQ) also produce annual software listings).
See also the programs listed in Section 3.
MeasureLink Modular suite from Mitutoyo Inc., including data collection, analysis, SPC, gauge R&R, etc.
10. MAINTENANCE, CALIBRATION, RCM
GAGEpack Calibration management.
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