BS EN 61014 specifies requirements and gives guidelines for the exposure and removal of weaknesses in hardware and software items for the purpose of reliability growth.
BS EN 61014 applies when the product specification calls for a reliability growth programme of equipment (electronic, electromechanical and mechanical hardware as well as software) or when it is known that the design is unlikely to meet the requirements without improvement.
BS EN 61014 on reliability growth programmes is useful for:
Reliability improvement by a growth programme should be part of an overall reliability activity in the development of a product. This is especially true for a design that uses novel or unproven techniques, components, or a substantial content of the software. In such a case the programme may expose, over a period of time, many types of weaknesses having design-related causes. It is essential to reduce the probability of failure due to these weaknesses to the greatest extent possible to prevent their later appearance in formal tests or in the field.
The reliability growth programmes in BS EN 61014 help you to identify weaknesses in the design of your products at the earliest possible stage. This helps you to minimize the lifecycle cost of the products. BS EN 61014 helps you to reduce reliance on formal lengthy reliability growth programmes by helping you lay the groundwork for discussing the integrated reliability growth methodologies.
Overall, the guidelines of BS EN 61014 help you to reduce production and testing costs and help you to enhance the reliability of your products.
EN 61014:2003
IEC 61014:2003