• DocumentCode
    1325889
  • Title

    Optimization by Integer Programming of Constrained Reliability Problems with Several Modes of Failure

  • Author

    Tillman, Frank A.

  • Author_Institution
    Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kans.
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1969
  • fDate
    5/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    47
  • Lastpage
    53
  • Abstract
    Reliability optimization problems with N stages or subsystems in series, utilizing parallel or series redundant units, can be formulated and solved as integer programming problems. The systems considered have subsystems with components which can fail in several modes and are subject to linear and nonlinear constraints. Two situations are considered in which components within the subsystem 1) all fail in the same mode, or 2) all may fail in different modes. Expressions are developed for the probability of failure in each case. Two examples are solved.
  • Keywords
    Circuits; Constraint optimization; Helium; Linear programming; Reliability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9529
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TR.1969.5216977
  • Filename
    5216977