ReliaSoft RGA versions

v9.0 [Dec 26, 2013]
- Extract incident report data from XFRACAS for analysis in RGA.
- Extract the first failure time for each failure mode from an RGA data set for analysis in Weibull .
- Publish models that are based on data analyses performed in RGA folios, which makes this information available to analyses performed in other Synthesis applications.
- RGA’s growth planning folio has been redesigned in the Synthesis version. You still have the ability to calculate any of the variables in the reliability growth management strategy (such as the MTBF goal that’s feasible for a given management strategy, or the initial MTBF that’s needed before you start the test program), and quickly generate a graphical plot that shows how the idealized growth curves are planned to improve over each test phase. The new interface now makes it easier to view and make adjustments to your inputs to find the most effective reliability growth testing plan. The utility can now support up to 10 phases, and includes an integrated QCP for quick access to specific results based on a particular test plan.
- RGA’s test design tool, which uses the non-homogeneous Poisson process (NHPP) to design a test that is suitable for a repairable system, has been completely redesigned and expanded in the Synthesis version. The new interface uses terminology that is more familiar to real-world practice, and stores the analysis in a folio for future reference.
- The QCP has been updated and redesigned in the Synthesis version. The new interface provides a "Calculation Log" that works like a paper roll in an adding machine, allowing you to record the results from a series of different calculations and then copy/paste the results as needed.
- For data sets analyzed with the Crow Extended or Crow Extended – Continuous Evaluation model, the new Mode Processing feature makes it much easier to extract the first failure time for each unique BC mode and/or unique BD mode in a data set. This allows you to automatically copy the failure times for a particular failure mode classification into a new data sheet for separate analysis.
- Option to mark the target reliability in plots that show the reliability growth over time.
- Updated markers in Growth Potential MTBF/Failure Intensity plots to better represent test-find-test and test-fix-find-test scenarios.
- Separate markers for Failure (P), Performance (P) and Quality (Q) events in System Operation plots generated for the Multiple Systems with Event Codes data sheet.
- RGA continues to offer built-in spreadsheets (similar to Microsoft Excel) that can be used for custom analysis and reporting (called General Spreadsheets and Analysis Workbooks). Now in the Synthesis version, RGA also offers Word Report Templates, a custom reporting tool that has functionality similar to Microsoft Word. All three tools allow you to automatically insert calculated results from selected data sheets. With the new Word Report Templates, you can also insert tables and plots that are built automatically based on your specifications and the currently selected data source.
- With integration into the Synthesis Platform, RGA now allows you to define conversion factors for entering time values in different units. To give just one simple example, you can now enter test data into a standard folio as hours but then use the QCP to calculate the MTBF for a year of operation — the software performs the conversion automatically based on the multipliers specified within the database.