Hubbard, Jeffrey Miller2014-03-142014-03-141991-01-05etd-01202010-020237http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40707Life cycle cost (LCC) was studied as a design evaluation function for electronic equipment. Sample equipment data were analyzed to discover cost estimating relationships. Using these relationships and basic cost parameters, a LCC model was developed in the BASIC computer language. The model was exercised to produce output for a variety of hypothetical electronic assemblies and operating environments. The resulting LCC estimates were statistically analyzed, leading to conclusions about design approaches to minimizing the LCC of the equipment studied.iv, 74 leavesBTDapplication/pdfenIn CopyrightLD5655.V851 1991.H822ElectronicsProduct life cycle -- ResearchMaster's projecthttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01202010-020237/