• DocumentCode
    3218888
  • Title

    A new approach for evaluating the reliability of highly reliable systems

  • Author

    Wang, Wendai ; Loman, James

  • Author_Institution
    GE Global Res. Center, Schenectady, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    2003
  • Firstpage
    475
  • Lastpage
    481
  • Abstract
    This paper outlines a new approach for accurately evaluating the reliability of a complex, highly reliable system for which neither analytical methods nor conventional simulations are feasible. The reliability is simulated in a feasible parameter region, and then rational interpolation (RI) is used to calculate the desired reliability. Numerical experiments are presented to validate the feasibility of this method. It has been demonstrated that the RI approach is very effective in providing a highly accurate result for the system reliability.
  • Keywords
    failure analysis; interpolation; reliability; complex system; feasible parameter region; highly reliable systems; rational interpolation; reliability evaluation; Algorithm design and analysis; Analytical models; Application software; Availability; Computer network reliability; Discrete event simulation; Interpolation; Power system control; Power system reliability; Telecommunication network reliability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 2003. Annual
  • ISSN
    0149-144X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7717-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RAMS.2003.1182035
  • Filename
    1182035