DocumentCode
1465340
Title
Importance and sensitivity analysis in assessing system reliability
Author
Gandini, A.
Author_Institution
ENEA-CRE, Rome, Italy
Volume
39
Issue
1
fYear
1990
fDate
4/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
61
Lastpage
70
Abstract
After reviewing various importance concepts adopted in reliability, the authors propose a method for sensitivity analysis. The method uses the heuristically based generalized perturbation theory (GPT) methodology, widely adopted in reactor-physics studies. The concept of importance of a state in the Markov model representation of systems is introduced. The resulting formulations apply to any response of interest in reliability analysis. The relationship between the GPT method and Birnbaum importance is given
Keywords
perturbation techniques; reliability theory; sensitivity analysis; Birnbaum importance; Markov model representation; heuristically based generalized perturbation theory; importance concepts; sensitivity analysis; system reliability; Hazards; Linearity; Reliability; Sensitivity analysis;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9529
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/24.52613
Filename
52613
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