MIL-HDBK-115 Us Army Reverse Engineering Handbook Guidelines And ProceduresThis HANDBOOK, which provides the guidelines and procedures for performing reverse engineering, was created using current applicable laws and knowledge gained during a trial program from July 1985 to April 1987, and is based on experiences obtained from military and industry participants. This handbook is for guidance only and cannot be cited as a requirement.

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5.44                          Additional engineering/logistical considerations………….. 36

5.44.1                       Re-evaluate design……………………………………….…36

5.44.2                       Follow-on considerations…………………………………...36

5.44.2.1                    End-item TDP update…………………………………….... 36

5.44.2.2                    Integrated logistics support (ILS)……………………......… 36

5.45                          Engineering recommendations…………………………..… 36

5.45.1                       Product improvement………………………………….....…36

5.45.1.1                    Inadequate data………………………………………….…. 36

5.45.1.2                    Engineering evaluation………………………………….…. 36

5.45.1.3                    Product reliability………………………………………..… 36

5.46                          Value engineering………………………………………..… 37

5.46.1                       Value engineering objective……………………………..… 37

5.46.2                       Documented results…………………………………..….… 37

5.46.3                       Logistics support analysis/record………………………….. 38

5.46.4                       Manual reviews………………………………………….… 38

6.                  NOTES

6.1                            Intended use…………………………………………….….. 38

6.2                            Subject term (key words) listing…………………………....38

6.3                            Changes from previous issue…………………………….… 38

APPENDICES

Appendix A                Acquisition method code/acquisition method suffix

code, definitions……………………………………..…..….39

Appendix B                 Data rights, definitions and valid legends………………..…43

Appendix C                 Engineering drawings (levels/types/content)……………… 50

Appendix D                Reference documents………………………………….…....56

FIGURES

1.                                 The reverse engineering process (5.1)…………………....... 59

2.                                 Sample data call sheet (5.8.4)….……….………………..… 60

3.                                 Sample test plan format (5.10)………….…………....….… 61

4.                                 Cost-estimating guide No. 1 (5.11.3)…………..…………...64

5.                                 Value engineering study and value engineering

proposal (5.46.1)…………………………………………...  69

CONCLUDING MATERIAL…………………………………..…. 71

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