System and Bayesian reliability : essays in honor of Professor Richard E. Barlow on his 70th birthday / editors, Yu Hayakawa, Telba Irony, Min Xie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hayakawa, Yu.

Irony, Telba.

Xie, M. (Min)

Barlow, Richard E.

Series:

Series on quality, reliability & engineering statistics ; v. 5.

Series on quality, reliability & engineering statistics ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reliability (Engineering).

System failures (Engineering).

Bayesian statistical decision theory.

Mathematical statistics.

Barlow, Richard E.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (438 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume is a collection of articles on reliability systems and Bayesian reliability analysis. Written by reputable researchers, the articles are self-contained and are linked with literature reviews and new research ideas. The book is dedicated to Emeritus Professor Richard E Barlow, who is well known for his pioneering research on reliability theory and Bayesian reliability analysis. <br><i>Contents:</i><ul><li><i><i>System Reliability Analysis:</i></i><ul><li>On Regular Reliability Models <i>(J-C Chang et al.)</i></li><li>Bounding System Reliability <i>(J N Hagstrom & S M Ross)</i></li>

Contents:

Contents ; Foreword by Dennis V. Lindley ; Foreword by Asit P. Basu ; Preface ; Acknowledgements ; PART 1 SYSTEM RELIABILITY ANALYSIS ; Chapter 1 ON REGULAR RELIABILITY MODELS ; 1. Introduction ; 2. F Reliability Models and G Reliability Models

3. Efficient Reliability Algorithms for Regular Models 4. Applications ; 5. Further Research ; References ; Chapter 2 BOUNDING SYSTEM RELIABILITY ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Using the Conditional Expectation Inequality to Bound the Reliability Function

3. Bounds When Component States Are Dependent 4. Summary ; Acknowledgements ; References ; Chapter 3 LARGE EXCESSES FOR FINITE-STATE MARKOV CHAINS ; 1. Summary ; 2. The Rate ; 3. Example ; References ; Chapter 4 HARDWARE-SOFTWARE RELIABILITY PERSPECTIVES ; 1. Introduction

2. Software Development Process 3. Software Reliability Modeling ; 4. Generalized Models with Environmental Factors ; 5. Hardware & Software Systems ; 6. Cost Modeling ; 7. Further Reading ; Acknowledgements ; References

Chapter 5 INSPECTION-AGE-REPLACEMENT POLICY AND SYSTEM AVAILABILITY 1. Introduction ; 2. Model and Preliminary Results ; 3. Optimal Inspection Policy ; 4. Estimation of Optimal Inspection Policy ; 5. Possible Model Extension ; References

Chapter 6 BEHAVIOR OF FAILURE RATES OF MIXTURES AND SYSTEMS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611948337

9781281948335

1281948330

9789812799548

9812799540

OCLC:

879074232