– Introduce the fundamental concepts of diagnostic engineering.
– Give a general overview of the methods, features, and use of the eXpress Diagnostic Engineering tool.
– Gain familiarity with diagnostic modeling techniques and create diagnostic tests.
– Be able to perform basic diagnostic analyses.
– Learn to create reports and import/export data.
– Introduce the ISDD concept and supplemental tools to solve broad‐based diagnostic solutions.

– eXpress Basic Course Introduction
– Why use Diagnostic Engineering?
– Understanding Diagnostics
– Changing the Paradigm
– Diagnostic Analysis Tool Basics
– Implementing the ISDD Vision

– Introduction to Basic Features and Concepts
– How to Use eXpress
– Introduction to Diagnostic Modeling
– Enhanced Modeling Techniques
– Application Development
– Advanced Technique Preview

– Adding in Testing Information
– Diagnostic Analyses
– Diagnostic Reports
– FMECA+ Generation
– Importing and Exporting

– Operating Modes and Diagnostic Scope
– Diagnostic Assessment
– Diagnostic Efficiency
– Diagnostic Applications

– Operating Modes and Diagnostic Scope
– Diagnostic Assessment
– Diagnostic Efficiency
– Diagnostic Applications

– Test Concepts
– Advanced Test Definition Skills
– Test Applications
– Importing Basic Design Data

- Importing & Exporting Reliability Data to/from Spreadsheets
- Assessing Systems' Impact of Failure Modes and Failure Effects based on Diagnostic Integrity
- Generating Diagnostic-Informed FMECA using Critical Failure Diagnosis Chart
- Determining FUI and impact upon False Alarms, System Aborts and Availability

– FMECA Plus Skills
– Predefined FMECA Plus Configurations
– FMECA Customization
– Advanced Failure Effect Modeling
– Importing/Exporting FMECA data to and from spreadsheets

– STAGE Basics
– STAGE Simulation Concepts
– The STAGE Calculation Library
– Differences Between Calculations in eXpress and in STAGE
– Exporting Diagnostic from eXpress to STAGE