2013 Professional Development Seminars - 5

Learning Objectives
By attending this seminar, you will be able to:
•	 Analyze design, development, production, and service failures
•	 Model product lifetime and reliability
•	 Evaluate calibration and maintainability plans
•	 Analyze inspection data
•	 Reduce test substantiation, time and costs
Who Should Attend
An engineering undergraduate degree in any discipline would be beneficial.
Engineers responsible for reliability, safety, supportability, maintainability,
materials, warranties, life cycle cost, design, structures, instrumentation
and logistics will find these Weibull techniques extremely useful.
Topical Outline
DAY ONE
Undergraduate Weibull Analysis
•	 Background, Development & Introduction - 23-Minute Video Short
Course
•	 How to do Weibull Analysis
•	 Interpretation of Good Weibulls - 2 & 3 Parameter
•	 Are two Weibull datasets significantly different?
•	 Interpretation of Bad Weibulls
•	 Failure Predictions and Weibull Risk Analysis
•	 Case Studies, Failure Forecasting
•	 Weibull Experiments (Wire Rupture, Torsion, LCF, Accelerated Testing),
Classwork Problems and Solutions
DAY TWO
Postgraduate Weibull Analysis
•	 Maximum Likelihood Weibull Theory and Application
•	 WeiBayes Analysis
•	 Dauser Shift, Warranty Analysis
•	 Rank Regression vs. Maximum Likelihood
•	 Extremely Small Samples Analysis
•	 Log Normal Analysis
•	 Predicting Future Failures With & Without Renewals
•	 One Failure Weibull Case Study
•	 An Introduction to SuperSMITH® Software, Features, Input, Analysis,
Output
•	 Summary of Weibull Methods
•	 Class Work Problems
•	 Experimental Wire Data Distribution Analysis
•	 Optimal Replacement Intervals, Block Replacement
•	 Playtime With SuperSMITH®; Tutorial
•	 Ph.D. Oral Examination
DAY THREE
Confidence Intervals and System Models
•	 Confidence Intervals, “The Good, The Bad and The Complicated”
•	 Comparing Designs
•	 The Binomial & Poisson, The Thorndike Chart
•	 Duane-AMSAA Reliability Growth Modeling - New Useful Technology for
Tracking Development Testing
•	 The Exponential Related to the Poisson and the Weibull
•	 Kaplan-Meier Survival Analysis (Now Included in SuperSMITH®; Weibull)
•	 Duane-AMSAA Employed for Analyzing Renewal-Repairable Systems
•	 System Models
•	 Classwork
•	 Complete Playtime With SuperSMITH®
Instructor: Wes Fulton
Mr. Wes Fulton is the Founder and CEO of Fulton Findings. Prior, he was a
program engineer/manager for AiResearch Los Angeles Division, Allied-Signal
Aerospace Corporation. As a program engineer for aircraft actuation projects

he had engineering and management responsibility for the Indigenous
Defensive Fighter (IDF) leading edge flap actuation system (LEFAS)
development and production, the Rockwell/MBB X-31A LEFAS flight test
program, and the F-16 Fighting Falcon LEFAS production and deployment
support. He co-patented a multi-fuseable shaft (high performance drive
train device). Additionally, Mr. Fulton has over 20 years of programming
experience as a private programmer and developed SuperSMITH® Visual,
WeibullSMITHTM, LogNormSMITHTM, Normal+SMITHTM, Visual*SMITHTM,
BiWeibullSMITHTM, and MonteCarloSMITHTM analysis software. He received
his B.S.M.E. from Georgia Tech and his M.S.M.E. from California State
University at Long Beach.
Testimonials
“Very excellent course! Great instructor with exceptional knowledge on subject.”
Gregory J. Barron
Test Coordinator
DaimlerChrysler Corporation
“Highly recommended for reliability and quality engineers.
Techniques learned are invaluable.”
Ken Marx
Senior Quality Engineer
Robert Bosch Corporation
“Every engineer should attend this course within the first year of graduation.”
Evan Nixon
Application Engineer
Koyo Corporation of USA
Fees – List: $2,085 • SAE Members – Classic: $1,875 •
Premium: $1,775 • Elite: $1,665
2.0 CEUs

Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
I.D.# C0133

April 16 – 18, 2013 (8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
www.sae.org/pdevent/C0133
This in-depth course covers the GD&T system per ASME Y14.5-2009,
including why it reduces costs, how to interpret the symbols, and how to
apply these tolerances correctly. Participants will learn the basic definitions
and rules, the importance of datums, the meaning of each tolerance, and
sample ways of gaging geometric tolerances. The class is mainly lecture,
with many practice exercises. Participants are encouraged to bring sample
parts and/or prints (with or without GD&T already applied) to class for
questions. Time is reserved for discussing the application of GD&T to your
parts/prints.
Learning Objectives
By attending this seminar, you will be able to:
•	 Describe the tolerance zones defined by each symbol
•	 Determine when to use Rule #1 to control form and when other controls
are appropriate
•	 Recognize correct syntax for feature control frames
•	 Relate common gaging and inspection methods to geometric tolerance
zones and feature control frames
•	 Correctly apply and interpret the MMC modifier and other modifiers
•	 Assess various datum schemes against product functionality and
manufacturing and inspection performance
•	 Recognize the need for product-specific GD&T guidelines and list the
steps required to create them
•	 List the changes in the 2009 standard from previous editions

www.sae.org/congress/seminars • 1-877-606-7323 (U.S. & Canada) or 1-724-776-4970

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design & product development

recommended overview of Weibull engineering can improve your retention
prior to taking the workshop or provide a great review afterwards.
http://www.sae.org/pdevent/C0133 http://www.sae.org/congress/seminars
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