Inputs
Outputs
- Cumulative distribution function
- Prob. of failure given performance
- Performance given prob. of failure
- Probabilistic sensitivity factors
w.r.t. μ and σ
- Confidence Bounds
- Empirical CDF and histogram
Results Visualization
- XY, bar, pie charts
- Comparison of multiple solutions
- 3D model visualization
Deterministic Analysis Capabilities
- Parameter variation analysis
- Design of Experiments (DOE)
Probabilistic Analysis Methods
- First-order reliability method (FORM)
- Second-order reliability method (SORM)
- Fast probability integration (FPI)
- Advanced Mean Value (AMV+)
- Response Surface Method (RSM)
- Automatic Monte Carlo simulation (MC)
- Importance sampling (ISAM)
- Latin hypercube simulation (LHS)
- Adaptive importance sampling (AIS)
- Hybrid probabilistic method (AMV+/AIS2)
- Probabilistic Fault-Tree Analysis (PFTA)
Applications
- Component/system reliability
- Reliability-based optimization
- Reliability test planning
- Inspection scheduling
- Design certification
- Risk-based cost analysis
- MVFO probability contouring
- Model Validation
Performance Functions
- Analytical (Fortran)
- Analytical (direct)
- Numerical (FEM, CFD, other)
- Failure Models (Fortran, ext. models)
- Hierarchical failure models
Interfaces
- ABAQUS/Standard/Explicit
- ANSYS
- CTH
- DYNA/PARADYN
- LS-DYNA
- MADYMO
- MATLAB
- MSC.NASTRAN
- NASA analysis modules
- NASA_GRC_FEM
- NASGRO
- PRONTO
- User-defined
- WCN
Other
- Automated restart
- Batch processing
- Distributed processing support
Operating Systems
- Windows Based PCs
- Linux
- Contact SwRI for other systems
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