Design for

Performance,
Safety and
Reliability
Centre for Industrial Design (OPEN DESIGN SCHOOL)
Design Team
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Definition

Performance measurement is the process of

collecting, analyzing and/or reporting information

regarding the performance of an individual,
group, organization, system or component.
It can involve studying processes/ strategies

within
organizations,
or
studying
engineeringprocesses/ parameters/ phenomena,
to see whether output are in line with what was
intended or should have been achieved.

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Performance
Measures

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Performance measures quantitatively tell

us something important about our

products, services, and the processes
that produce them.
They are a tool to help us understand,

manage,
and
improve
organizations do.

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Performance measures let us know:

a) How well we are doing
b) if we are meeting our goals
c) if our customers are satisfied
d) if our processes are in statistical control
e) if and where improvements are necessary.

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Need to Measure

Measurements give insights for:

Control: Measurements help to reduce

variation.
Self-Assessment
Continuous Improvement
Management Assessment (value-added
objectives)
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Definition

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Reliability - The ability of an item to

perform a required function under stated

conditions for a stated period of time.
It is usually denoted as probability or as

a success.

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Reasons for failure

The design might be inherently incapable,

the more complex design, more

difficult to overcome the problem.

the

The item might be overstressed in some

way
Failures

can be caused by wear out.

Sufficiently strong at the start of the life and
become weaker with age.

Failures
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can be caused by other time

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such as battery run

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Failures can be

caused
by
errors such as
incorrect
specification,
design,
fault
assembly
or
test.
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Definition

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Safetyis

the state of being "safe, the

condition of being protected against physical,
social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional,
occupational, psychological, educational or
other types or consequences of failure,
damage,error,accidents,harmor any other
event which could be considered nondesirable.

Safety can also be defined to be the control

of recognized hazards
acceptable level of risk.
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Identify
Requirements

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Identify the nature or scope of your

product.

Market will you distribute your product

(Country).

Certification

compliance.

mark

will

you

use

for

Local ordinances and standards are in

place.

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Have

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Construction

Frame & Enclosure

External Material
Enclosure Bottom Openings
Grounding & Bonding
Protection

Against
Personnel Injury

Shock,

Fire,

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Manufacturing
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Blue

= Minimum
Barrier Area

Red = Area of the

component

Yellow = Means of

finding minimum
area of blue. This
is a 5 degree
tangent from red
area

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References

[1] http://www.slideshare.net/mbharatham/reliability
[2] http://www.orau.gov/pbm/handbook/1-1.pdf
[3] ewh.ieee.org/r6/ocs/pses/HowtoDesign-InProductSafetyCompliance

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