REVERSE

ENGINEERING
- M.P. AKSHAYA KABILAN
 WHAT IS REVERSE ENGINEERING

• REVERSE
ENGINEERING IS “ THE PROCESS OF
ANALYZING AND UNDERSTANDING THE DESIGN ,
STRUCTURE , AND FUNCTIONALITY OF A PRODUCT
OR SYSTEM BY WORKING BACKWARD FROM ITS
FINAL FORM” .
• IT IS A POWERFUL TOOL THAT ALLOWS
US TO
UNDERSTAND , ANALYZE , AND INNOVATE IN THE
FACE OF GROWING SYSTEM COMPLEXITY ACROSS
INDUSTRIES .
 PURPOSE OF REVERSE
ENGINEERING
• LEGACY PARTS REPLACEMENT
• PARTS SERVICE OR REPAIR
• FAILURE ANALYSIS

• PARTS IMPROVEMENT
• DIOGNOSTICS AND PROBLEM SOLVING
 FORWARD ENGINEERING VS
REVERSE ENGINEERING
• FORWARD ENGINEERING :

SYSTEM DESIGN &

SPECIFICATION
NEW SYSTEM
IMPLEMENT
 REVERSE ENGINEERING :

UNDERSTANDING & REENGINEERED

EXISTING SYTEM TRANSFORMATION SYSTEM
 NEEDS FOR REVERSE
ENGINEERING
• REDESIGN
OF AN EXISTING DESIGN WHICH LACKS
ADEQUATE PRODUCT DATA DOCUMENTATION .
• WHEN PRODUCT DESIGN DATA FILE WERE LOST .
• COMPETITIVE BENCHMARKING OF PRODUCT
COMPONENTS .
PROCESS OF REVERSE ENGINEERING

IDENTIFY THE PROCESS TO REENGINEER

ANALYZE THE CURRENT SITUATION

PROCESS REDESIGN

LABORATORY TESTING

REDESIGN PROCESS IMPLEMENTATION

CHANGE DESIGN
EXAMPLE :
• K-13
/ R-35 MISSILE , A SOVIET REVERSE
ENGINEERED COPY OF THE AIM-9
SIDEWINDER , WAR MADE POSSIBLE
AFTER THE TAIWANESE AIM-9B HIT A
CHINESE PLMIG-19 WITHOUT
EXPLODING IN SEPTEMBER 1958 .