Our space hardware must perform first time every time we launch. We use the most sophisticated reliability and safety measures because in our line of business there are no compromises. Space launch is expensive, this predicates robust hardware that can meet the mission requirements over its life. This also requires careful attention to the reliability of the design, i.e. orders of redundancy and the parts/materials used to achieve the life goals. Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne can design hardware with the required fault tolerance and incorporate autonomy for failure recovery, as desired. In Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne the processes are streamlined to deliver reliable space hardware in a cost effective manner.
Our areas of expertise include:
- High margin design
- End of life tolerancing and worst case analysis
- Extreme Value Analysis (EVA)
- Root Sum Squares Analysis (RSS)
- Monte Carlo analysis
- Sensitivity analysis
- Fault tree analysis techniques
- High margin qualification test
- Radiation effects analysis and test
- Electronic/electrical/electromechanical parts
- Advanced Health Management Systems
- Real-time integration of advanced instrumentation and smart sensors.
Our high reliability Design Tools include:
- PRO-E
- Mentor Graphics
- Mentor Autotherm
- AUTO CAD
- CATIA
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