

The MAIN MENU allows the selection of each major function of
RELIABILITY PREDICTOR as follows:



1.  Select Environment/Component Quality.

   RELIABILITY PREDICTOR's database contains failure rate data for
   component types in each of 3 operating environments :

        - Ground Benign,

        - Ground Fixed,

        - Ground Mobile.

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RELIABILITY PREDICTOR calculates overall failure rates depending upon
the quality level of components used. The default component quality is
selected from one of three types :


        - Commercial Quality

        - Industrial Quality

        - Military Quality


The default setting can be over-ridden for an individual component type.
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   2. Enter Components

This selection allows you to choose a class of components e.g. diodes,
enter the number of each type of component in this class and also change
the quality level of each type of component. The file DATABASE.DEF lists
the classes of components and the names of the files containing the
reliability information for each one.


   3. Output Results

When all the components are entered the results can be calculated. This
selection carries out the necessary calculations and allows them to be
output either to the screen or a printer.


   4. QUIT

Use this selection to exit to DOS when you have finished working with
RELIABILITY PREDICTOR.
