Title :
Reliability structure functions based upon fuzzy numbers
Author :
Cutello, Vincenzo ; Montero, Javier
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Matematica, Catania Univ., Italy
Abstract :
The main aim of this paper is to establish a basis for reliability structure functions where the space of states for the system and its components is assumed to be a family of fuzzy numbers. A particular non-probabilistic uncertainty can be modeled in this way, generalizing classical crisp binary and multistate models in reliability theory. The importance of an underlying order relation defined on the given family of fuzzy numbers is also stressed
Keywords :
fuzzy set theory; reliability theory; state-space methods; structure functions; crisp binary model; fuzzy numbers; multistate model; nonprobabilistic uncertainty; reliability structure functions; reliability theory; state space; Cost accounting; Fuzzy sets; Fuzzy systems; Lattices; Level set; Mathematical model; Reliability theory; Statistics; System performance; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Fuzzy Systems, 1994. IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence., Proceedings of the Third IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1896-X
DOI :
10.1109/FUZZY.1994.343525
