2003 · 13 citations · 5 references
EngineeringSafety ScienceSoftware EngineeringSystem ReliabilityOptimal System DesignControl SystemsProcess SafetyReliability-based DesignReliability EngineeringSafety-critical SystemSystems EngineeringModeling And SimulationMultiple-error ShockReliability ModelingDependent Failure ModelReliabilityComputer EngineeringComputer ScienceReliability PredictionDependability ModellingSoftware DesignComputerized Safety SystemsReliability Management Systems DesignReliability ModellingFailure PredictionSafety SystemComponent Failures
A model for reliability prediction of computerized process shutdown systems is described. Particular attention is given to the classification of component failures to ensure that all types of failures are included, and to the modeling of dependent (common-cause) failures. A dependent failure model called the multiple-error shock (MESH) model is introduced. The reliability calculation is illustrated for a subsystem, using 1-out-of-2 voting logic. Some remarks as to the overall degree of redundancy of a total system are given. The dependent-failure model itself should be applicable to quite general systems.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
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The Binomial Failure Rate Common Cause Model
Corwin L. Atwood · Technometrics · 1986 · 57 citations
The Binomial Failure Rate Common Cause Model
Corwin L. Atwood · Technometrics · 1986 · 48 citations