Introduction

When actual product reliability data is not available, standards based reliability prediction may be used to evaluate design feasibility, compare design alternatives, identify potential failure areas, trade-off system design factors and track reliability improvement. ReliaSoft's Lambda Predict supports failure rate and MTBF predictions based on the major reliability prediction standards, including MIL-HDBK-217, Bellcore/Telcordia, NSWC Mechanical and FIDES.

Lambda Predict has been integrated into the ground-breaking new Synthesis Platform®, which offers reliability practitioners the best of both worlds: analysis tools that are optimized to fully meet the individual user's needs for a particular set of reliability engineering methodologies, plus integration into a shared repository (database) that is accessible by multiple users throughout the organization and facilitates integration between all Synthesis applications. This powerful new platform makes it feasible to more effectively leverage and integrate the information from different types of reliability activities throughout the organization.

This help file provides a wealth of information to help you learn how to use the software to its maximum potential. Before starting, we recommend reading the following topics:

• How to Use This Help File

• Technical Support and ReliaSoft Consulting

• Minimum System Requirements

• Installing Synthesis

• License Registration and Activation

• Internet Connectivity and the Synthesis Platform

• Region and Language Settings

• Product Features

• • Introduction to the Synthesis Platform

  • Lambda Predict Features Overview

  • What's New in the Synthesis Version?