Research Options

Abstract

Kirk and Fred discuss the new options for doing technical research, including Google Scholar and AI tools like ChatGPT

Key Points

Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss the validity and limitations of using the new tools for technical research.

Topics include:

• ChatGPT sometimes creates fabricated information, but you can evaluate its relevance and accuracy by asking questions on a subject you already understand and see if you agree with the information it returns.


• Besides the online tools for searching, it is good to discuss the information needed with a colleague or other expert about the questions you are researching, but first, seek some baseline understanding of the problem or subject.


• NDAs (non-disclosure agreements) prevent reliability engineers from publishing or publicly discussing the real causes of failures, and therefore, have made research on failures and their root causes scarce. Much of the real exchange of the fundamental issues in reliability happens at conferences, when we discuss problems in the hallways with other reliability engineers.

Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can join friends as they discuss reliability topics. Join us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches.

Show Notes

Please click on this link to access a relatively new analysis of traditional reliability prediction methods article from the US ARMY and CALCE titled  “Reliability Prediction – Continued Reliance on a Misleading Approach”. It is in the public domain, so please distribute freely. Attempting to predict reliability  is a misleading and costly approach to use for developing a reliable system.

You can now purchase the most recent recording of Kirk Gray’s Hobbs Engineering 8 (two 4 hour sessions) hour Webinar “Rapid and Robust Reliability Development 2022 HALT & HASS Methodologies Online Seminar” from this link.

For more information on the newest discovery testing methodology here is a link to the book “Next Generation HALT and HASS: Robust design of Electronics and Systems” written by Kirk Gray and John Paschkewitz.

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