System Reliability Evaluation Using Bayesian Networks

Abstract:

Bayesian network method for system reliability evaluation which is based on a Bayesian network that transformed from a fault tree has gotten much attention these years. After a brief introduction to the method how to transform a fault tree into a Bayesian network, the paper elaborates the Bayesian network inference algorithms. The paper focuses on the way how the inference algorithms can be applied to the practice of system reliability evaluation and designs a systematic flow chart used to evaluate system reliability in a Bayesian network way. The experiment demonstrates the feasibility of the systematic flow chart.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 756-759)
• Pages: 2457-2461
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.756-759.2457
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Lin Ying Liu, Qin Sun, Yao Wang
• Keywords: Bayesian Network (BN), Fault Tree, Reliability Evaluation, Systematic Flow Chart

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