1. Reliability of New High Tech Roller Coasters By: Topher Schott DSES-6070 HV5 Statistical Methods for Reliability Engineering Spring 2008 Professor Ernesto Gutierrez-Miravete

2. What could go wrong in a roller coaster? Launch Track Urethane Wheels SensorsMagnets Brake Runs Lift Hill Train Track Inversion Launch Track

3. Reliability of Launch Tracks Hydraulic Linear Induction Motor “[Many new coasters] rarely open during its first season” “Many of these rides ran reliably once the kinks were worked out…”

4. Methodologies for Project Event Tree Fault Tree Monte Carlo Simulation FMECA Assumptions: Wind/Weight/Precipitation Distribution Momentum>435000 ft lb per second Momentum negatively proportional to Wind/Precip Goal; Least “Maximum Speed” required?

5. Results The greater the maximum speed capabilities, the better availability of the coaster!

6. Conclusion How do you make these go faster? What is a failure to the end customer? Complete FMECA used to prevent catastrophe