Under a CSIAC Core Analysis Task (CAT), Quanterion recently completed the Security Authorization of six government networks under the newly adopted Risk Management Framework (RMF). The Department of Defense’s (DoD) transition from the legacy DoD Information Assurance Certification & Accreditation Process (DIACAP) has presented a significant challenge to several DoD agencies. Quanterion’s familiarity with the… Read More
Quanterion recently completed its agent-based Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) control assessment by performing a successful static demonstration of UAS autopilot control via a Virtual Cockpit. Using the Tactical AgentFly system, the project was able to demonstrate the command and control of multiple Hardware in the Loop (HIL) UAVs, as well as the interaction and airspace… Read More
Richard Wisniewski, Quanterion Senior Engineer, has had a paper published in the Transactions of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. The paper is based on work performed by Quanterion for the Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research at Virginia Tech as part of National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) 2010-N-12081. The work included the… Read More
The Director for Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy (DPAP) has sent out an important memo, co-signed by Mr. Shaffer / ASD(R&E), identifying the Information Analysis Center (IAC) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts as “best value vehicles” and conveying to requirements officers and contracting officers across DoD to consider the IACs as “vehicles of first… Read More
On 7 Jan 2015, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense published a MEMORANDUM FOR THE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE to issue the new Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5000.02 “Operation of the Defense Acquisition System” and cancel the interim version that was released on 25 November 2013. According to the Memorandum, the just-released version implements… Read More
Quanterion Solutions announces the launch of its newly designed website at quanterion.com to coincide with the company’s 15th year anniversary. We invite you to take a look and welcome your comments.
This update to the popular 217Plus™ ‘Handbook of Reliability Prediction Models’ replaces the 2006 edition developed for the Reliability Information Analysis Center (RIAC). Available exclusively through Quanterion, 217Plus™:2015 contains new failure rate models covering photonics components and provides updates to the twelve original 217Plus™ component failure rate models based on new data. In addition to… Read More
Quanterion Solutions Incorporated has been awarded a $25,370,000 contract to provide services through August of 2019 for the operations of the Defense Threat Reduction Information Analysis Center (DTRIAC) located at Kirtland Air Force Base NM and Fort Belvoir VA, with support from the company’s Utica NY headquarters. Services include conducting analytical activities, preserving and expanding… Read More
Interference Stress/Strength Analysis
In simplest terms, an item fails when a stress to which it is subjected exceeds the corresponding strength. In this sense, strength can be viewed as “resistance to failure.” Good design practice is such that the strength is always greater than the expected stress. The safety factor “η” can be defined in terms… Read More
Derating
Introduction
A brief overview of the importance of derating has been provided here, along with a sample determination of requirements calculations using Quanterion’s QuART-ER derating calculator and a description of the Stress-Derating Spreadsheet Calculator – SD-18. This topic is also covered in the Quanterion-authored Reliability Information Analysis Center (RIAC) publication “System Reliability Toolkit” and is included… Read More
