Some Current Academic Research in System Reliability Theory.

Abstract

This paper is an expository survey of some recent and current academic research in the theory of system reliability and safety applicable in the analysis of large complex systems such as nuclear reactors, computers, space vehicles, etc. The survey is far from complete; rather, it tends to reflect topics and papers in which the present authors have been particularly interested, or have performed research themselves. It tends to emphasize new approaches in reliability, many nonparametric, rather than standard parametric approaches whose underlying ideas are well known and have been in use for a long time. The paper is to appear in the 1976 Special Issue of the IEEE Transactions on Reliability. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA020852

Entities

People

  • Frank Proschan
  • Richard E. Barlow

Organizations

  • Florida State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Complex Systems
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Cooperation
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Operations Research
  • Reliability
  • Spacecraft
  • Standards
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Regression Analysis.
  • Software Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space