Reliability modeling with applications essays in honor of Professor Toshio Nakagawa on his 70th birthday

Reliability modeling has been a major concern for engineers and managers engaged in high quality system designs. This book presents the recent advancement in reliability theory and reliability engineering. Starting from maintenance policies, the book introduces reliability analysis to systems using...

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Main Authors Nakamura, Syouji, Qian, Cun Hua, Chen, Mingchih
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published New Jersey World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd 2013
World Scientific
WORLD SCIENTIFIC
WSPC
Subjects
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Reliability (Engineering)
Probability
Computer
Maintenance
Stochastic
Reliability
Damage
Modeling
Optimization
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ISBN9814571938
9789814571937
DOI10.1142/9023

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Table of Contents:
  • Reliability modeling with applications : essays in honor of Professor Toshio Nakagawa on his 70th birthday -- Preface -- Contents -- Part 1: Maintenance Policies -- Chapter 1: A Dynamic Programming Approach for Sequential Preventive Maintenance Policies with Two Failure Modes -- Chapter 2: Selective Maintenance for Complex Systems Considering Imperfect Maintenance Efficiency -- Chapter 3: Random Replacement Policies -- Chapter 4: Optimal Replacement Interval of a Dual System -- Chapter 5: Cumulative Damage Models with Random Working Times -- Part 2: Reliability Analysis -- Chapter 6: Modules of Multi-State Coherent Systems — Order Theoretical Relations -- Chapter 7: Calculation Algorithms for the System State Distributions of Multi-State k-out-of-n Systems -- Chapter 8: Multi-state Components Assignment Problem with Optimal Network Reliability Subject to Assignment Budget -- Chapter 9: Reliability Analysis of a Server System with Replication Schemes -- Part 3: Computer Systems -- Chapter 10: Two-Dimensional Software Reliability Growth Models -- Chapter 11: Hybrid Coordinated Checkpointing Technique Using Incremental Snapshots -- Chapter 12: Predicting Effort and Errors for Embedded Software Development Projects by Using an Artificial Neural Network -- Chapter 13: Optimal Checkpoint Times for Database Systems -- Chapter 14: Periodic and Random Inspections for a Computer System -- Part 4: Reliability Applications -- Chapter 15: Dynamic Fault Tree Analysis -- Chapter 16: Reliability Analysis and Modeling Technique for an Open Source Solution -- Chapter 17: Maintenance Models of Miscellaneous Systems -- Chapter 18: Reliability Analysis of a System Connected with the Radio Link -- Part 5: Studies on Reliability and Maintenance -- Chapter 19: Studies on Reliability and Maintenance.