Fundamental to any System design is an understanding of its cycle, the period of time a System will go through during its life. Known as a “system life cycle” it is the period from the System concept / design phase to the System disposal phase.
It is at the System concept / design phase, that the Supportability Engineering activities of Reliability, Maintainability and Supportability analysis are essential in determining if a System will meet the needs of its requirement.
To meet the needs of its requirement a System must be available for operation; maintain optimum performance; be cost-optimised and energy sustainable.
The focus of this course is on the concept / design phase. It also includes some additional logistics activities so a Student can have a basic understanding of logistics support when a System enters the “useful life” phase of its life cycle.
The Course subjects are: