This thesis provides a new method for statistical inference on system reliability on the basis of limited information resulting from component testing. This method is called Nonparametric Predictive Inference (NPI). We present NPI for system reliability, in particular NPI for k-out-of-m systems, and for systems that consist of multiple k-out-of-m subsystems in series configuration. The algorith...

System reliability optimization models considering uncertainty are reviewed and a new formulation is proposed to minimize the coefficient of variation of the system reliability estimate. The redundancy allocation problem can be described as selection of the components and system configuration to optimize some objective function(s) without violating system related constraints. In this paper, we ...

With the huge global and wide range of attention placed upon quality, promoting and optimize the reliability of the products during the design process has turned out to be a high priority. In this study, the researcher have adopted one of the existing models in the reliability science and propose a bi-objective model for redundancy allocation in the series-parallel systems in accordance with th...

Nowadays, large-scale systems perform various missions with multiple functions during life cycles for satisfying the customer’s various needs. Therefore, we should develop the robust and attractive systems and be accurately evaluated prior to development of the system. System availability is often considered to represent the performance of the repairable systems and can be increased through imp...

With the popularity of multilevel design in large scale systems, reliability redundancy allocation on multilevel systems is becoming attractive to researchers. Multilevel redundancy allocation problem (MLRAP) is not only NP-hard, but also qualifies as hierarchy optimization problem. Exact method could not tackle MLRAP very well, so heuristic and meta-heuristic methods are often used to solve it...

The use of redundant computational nodes is a widely used design tactic to improve the reliability of complex embedded systems. However, this redundancy allocation has also an effect on other quality attributes, including energy consumption, as each of the redundant computational nodes requires additional energy. As a result, the two quality objectives are conflicting. The approach presented in...