Reliability Engineering

This textbook covers the fundamentals of reliability theory and its application for engineering processes, especially for aircraft units and systems. Reliability basis was explained for the best understanding of reliability analysis application for engineering systems in aviation industry. Several approaches for the reliability analysis and their application with examples are presented. It also introduces main trends in the modern reliability theory development.

This book will be interested for university students and early-career engineers of aviation industry majors.

Prof. Youchao Sun has successively served as the deputy dean of the College of Civil Aviation and the deputy director of the Commercial Aircraft Project Cooperation Department in Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), and is now the director of the Reliability and Airworthiness Technology Research Center of NUAA, the head of the national defense characteristic discipline of "Aviation Airworthiness Technology" of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, the executive deputy director of "Aircraft Airborne System Airworthiness Engineering Technology Research Center" of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). He is also the outstanding young backbone teacher of the "Qinglan Project", young and middle-aged scientific and technological leaders of the "333 High Level Talent Project", and high-level talents of the "Six Talent Peaks" in Jiangsu province, experts of the National Program 973 Major Aircraft Project, and members of the Civil Aircraft Operation Support Technology Branch of the Chinese Academy of Aeronautics. Prof. Sun is mainly engaged in theoretical research and technical development in the fields of aircraft reliability and safety, airworthiness verification and certification, human factors, ergonomics, and aviation safety.

Dr. Longbiao Li is a lecturer in the College of Civil Aviation of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Dr. Li’s research focuses on the vibration, fatigue, damage, fracture, reliability, safety and durability of aircraft and aero engine. He has been involved in different projects related to structural damage, reliability, and airworthiness design for aircraft and aero engines, supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China, COMAC Company, and AECC Commercial Aircraft Engine Company.

Associate Prof. Dmytro Tiniakov received the Engineer, M.S., Ph.D. degrees from National Aerospace University, Kharkov, Ukraine, in 1998, 1999 and 2013, respectively, all in Aircraft Designing major. He started researcher and teacher carrier in the Aircraft Engineering Faculty, National Aerospace University, Kharkov, Ukraine, in 1998. He was Associate Professor of the Airplanes and Helicopters Designing Department, Vice-head of Aircraft and Helicopter Designing Department, 1st Vice Dean of Aircraft Engineering Faculty, Head of the Department of Pre-university Tutorial, Communication Manager of National Aerospace University and State Aviation Enterprise “ANTONOV”, etc. He is currently the Associate Professor of Civil Aviation Engineering Department, of the College of Civil Aviation in Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He was visiting Professor for State Aviation Enterprise “ANTONOV” (Ukraine), and Sichuan University (China). His current research interests include aircraft rational designing and reliability of aircraft systems.