RELIABILITY OF THE ATLAS RADIO-COMMAND GUIDANCE AND RE-ENTRY VEHICLE SYSTEMS Manager, Reliability Engineering General Electric, Defense Systems Department

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Other

Author/Creator:

Kimel, H., author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1963

Summary:

AbstractGeneral Electric's contributions to the reliability of the Operational Atlas Missile System are described. The General Electric equipment on the Atlas includes the Radio-Command Guidance and the Re-entry Vehicle Systems and associated ground equipment. Details of the operational performance of this equipment are presented together with a review of problems encountered. The in-house reliability program is defined with special emphasis on the role of the reliability prediction and measurement. The evolution of a comprehensive, well-defined reliability program that stands as a guide for future operational reliability programs for weapon systems is discussed

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Publisher Number:

630576

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