Dissertation Defense Background Definitions

The following definitions are a handy reference for those watching the livestream of my dissertation defense.

  • RAP = Risk and Rationale Assessment Program
  • DDP = Defect Detection and Prevention
  • JPL = Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • FMEA = Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
  • FTA = Fault Tree Analysis
  • CDC = Collaborative Design Center
  • DOSPERT = Domain-Specific Risk Taking
  • E-DOSPERT = Engineering Domain-Specific Risk Taking
  • RBD = Reliability Block Diagrams
  • RPN = Risk Priority Number
  • IRB = Institutional Review Board
  • ETA = Event Tree Analysis

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