A Reliability Simulation Method for On-Board Computer

Abstract:

As high reliable equipment, on-board computer often has difficulties to evaluate its reliability. The paper put forward a simulation method to compute on-board computers reliability. The method uses a forced transition (FT) based reliability simulation model to deal with the on-board computers that have complex structure and diversiform characteristic parameters. The model is particularly suitable for the on-board computers which are composed of the components whose failure processes obey tub life curve. As an example, a prototype on-board computer was put forward and simulated using the model. The presented reliability simulation model can be adopted for the on-board computer probability risk assessment where analytic methods or exact solutions cannot be easily reached.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 380-384)
• Pages: 3350-3353
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.380-384.3350
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Lei Zheng, Ying Huang, Dong Liu, Wei Yan Xing
• Keywords: Forced Transition, On-Board Computer, Reliability Simulation

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