Implosion : Lessons from National Security, High Reliability Spacecraft, Electronics, and the Forces Which Changed Them
[Book Description]
High reliability electronics engineering is one of the key driving forces for economic recovery. This book offers a focused study of the history and uses of high reliability solid state electronics, military standards, and space systems that support national security and defense. Unique in combining the interdependent evolution of and inter-relationships among military standards, solid state electronics, and very high-reliability space systems, it offers essential knowledge for those in the fields of aerospace, engineering, instrumentation, measurement, testing, and quality control.
[Table of Contents]
List of Figures vii
List of Tables ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xv
Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Program Names xvii
Part I Activation Energy (1931-1968)
1 Washington ... We Have a Problem... 3 (3)
2 The Quantum Leap 6 (15)
3 Preparation 21 (8)
4 The Final Frontiers 29 (29)
5 Minuteman Means Reliability 58 (10)
6 Skinning Cats 68 (19)
Part II Startup Transient (1969-1980)
7 Changing the Sea State 87 (6)
8 Space Parts: From A to S 93 (29)
9 There's S, and Then There's S 122 (18)
10 A Little Revolution Now and Then Is Good 140 (4)
11 Quality on the Horizon 144 (9)
Part III Switching Transient (1980-1989)
12 Crossing the Operational Divide 153 (15)
13 Stocking the Shelves 168 (16)
14 Hammered 184 (3)
15 Battlegrounds: Reorganization and Reform 187 (20)
16 Implementing Change in a Changing World 207 (24)
Part IV Shorting To Ground (1989-2002)
17 Leap First, Look Later 231 (17)
18 Hardly Standing PAT 248 (29)
Part V Resetting the Circuit Breakers
19 Brewing the Perfect Storm 277 (24)
20 Summing the Parts 301 (8)
Epilogue: Can One Ever Truly Go Home Again? 309 (13)
Index 322