System Signatures and their Applications in Engineering Reliability (eBook)

Francisco J. Samaniego (Autor)

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2007 | 2007
XII, 154 Seiten
Springer US (Verlag)
978-0-387-71797-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Since the introduction of system signatures in Francisco Samaniego's 1985 paper, the properties of this technical concept have been examined, tested and proven in a wide variety of systems applications. Based on the practical and research success in building reliability into systems with system signatures, this is the first book treatment of the approach. Its purpose is to provide guidance on how reliability problems might be structured, modeled and solved.

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Since the introduction of system signatures in Francisco Samaniego's 1985 paper, the properties of this technical concept have been examined, tested and proven in a wide variety of systems applications. Based on the practical and research success in building reliability into systems with system signatures, this is the first book treatment of the approach. It is, therefore, the purpose of this book to provide guidance on how reliability problems might be structured, modeled and solved. Over the past ten years the broad applicability of system signatures has become apparent and the tool's utility in coherent systems and communications networks firmly established. The book compared actual system lifetimes where the tool has been and has not been used. These comparisons - which have been done over the years - demonstrate the practical, feasible and fruitful use of the tool in building reliable systems. Finally, new results and future directions for system signatures are also explored.

Inhalt

Preface 8
Contents 11
1 Introduction 13
2 Background on Coherent Systems 18
3 System Signatures 31
4 Signature-Based Closure, Preservation and Characterization Theorems 47
5 Further Signature-Based Analysis of System Lifetimes 69
6 Applications of Signatures to Network Reliability 85
7 Applications of Signatures in Reliability Economics 100
8 Summary and Discussion 128
References 147
Index 153

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.9.2007
• Reihe/Serie: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science
• Reihe/Serie: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science
• Zusatzinfo: XII, 154 p. 13 illus.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Statistik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bauwesen
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Maschinenbau
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Planung / Organisation
• Schlagworte: Calculus • closure • coherent system • Communication • failure rate • Network • Optimality • Preservation • Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk • Reliability • reliability economics • stochastic ordering • stochastic precedence • Structure Function • survival function • System
• ISBN-10: 0-387-71797-8 / 0387717978
• ISBN-13: 978-0-387-71797-5 / 9780387717975