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Dependability of Engineering Systems

A Markov Minimal Cut Approach

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Authors:
  1. Hans-Dieter Kochs

    1. Lehrstuhl für Informationslogistik, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany

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  • Presents a powerful method for the evaluation of the dependability of large and complex engineering systems
  • Gives an in-depth understanding of precise and approximate MMC modeling and calculation techniques of engineering systems
  • Focus on reliability, availability, and safety

Part of the book series: Studies in Systems, Decision and Control (SSDC, volume 272)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. Example 1: Reference Example

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    Pages 1-27

  3. Examples 2.1 and 2.2: Parallel-to-Series Structure

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    Pages 29-58

  4. Examples 3.1 and 3.2: Series-to-Parallel Structure

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    Pages 59-75

  5. Example 4: 4-out-of-4 (4oo4)

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    Pages 77-84

  6. Example 5: 3-out-of-4 (3oo4)

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    Pages 85-93

  7. Examples 6.1 and 6.2: 2-out-of-4 (2oo4)

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    Pages 95-112

  8. Example 7: 1-out-of-4 (1oo4)

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    Pages 113-119

  9. Conclusion and Overall Assessment

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    Pages 121-122

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 123-166
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About this book

This book provides an in-depth understanding of precise and approximate MMC modeling and calculation techniques of engineering systems. The in-depth analysis demonstrates that it is only possible to precisely model and calculate the dependability of systems including s-dependent components with the knowledge of their (total) universe spaces, represented here by Markov spaces. They provide the basis for developing and verifying approximate MMC models. With the mathematical steps described and applied to several examples throughout this text, interested system developers and users can perform dependability analyses themselves. All examples are structured in precisely the same way.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Lehrstuhl für Informationslogistik, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany

    Hans-Dieter Kochs

About the author

Hans-Dieter Kochs was head of the Chair of Computer Engineering and Information Logistics at the University Duisburg-Essen, Germany. He received a Diploma-Degree in Electrical Engineering (1972) and a Dr.-Ing. Degree (1976) from the Technical University (RWTH) Aachen, Germany. From 1972 to 1979 he was a member of the Institute of Power Systems and Power Economics (IAEW) at the RWTH Aachen (Prof. K.W. Edwin) as a research assistant. From 1979 to 1991 he held leading positions in industry (AEG/Daimler Frankfurt, FAG Kugelfischer Erlangen, and ESWE Wiesbaden, Germany). Since 1991 he has been a full Professor. From 1972 to the present day, he has been engaged in scientific and industrial dependability analyses and studies.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Dependability of Engineering Systems

  • Book Subtitle: A Markov Minimal Cut Approach

  • Authors: Hans-Dieter Kochs

  • Series Title: Studies in Systems, Decision and Control

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38327-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-38326-8Published: 09 April 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-38329-9Published: 09 April 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-38327-5Published: 08 April 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2198-4182

  • Series E-ISSN: 2198-4190

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 166

  • Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 81 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control, Control and Systems Theory, Engineering Mathematics

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