NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF SYSTEM AVAILABILITY AND OF PARAMETER ESTIMATION METHODS,

Abstract

Two problem areas concerning systems subject to periodic checkout, which were investigated with the aid of a computer are described. The first part (Parameter Estimation) summarizes the results of a Monte Carlo analysis to determine the feasi bility and accuracy of measuring system failure rates, checkout error probabilities, and repair effectiveness from the numbers of systems passing and failing in three consecutive checkouts. The second part (Availability Analysis) describes, mainly through a series of graphs, the quantita tive variation of system availability with a number of operational and maintenance parameters representing time durations of standby, checkout, and repair, failure rates during standby and checkout, repair effectiveness, decision errors during checkout, and test coverage. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0415690

Entities

People

  • N. Kaufman
  • W.j. Howard

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Availability
  • Computers
  • Errors
  • Maintenance
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Probability

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

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