Analyzing the Performance of Repairable Systems Using Probability Density Functions: How to Avoid Catastrophic Failures by Predicting Remaining Service Life for Information Technology Systems - Softcover

Taylor, James L

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1790352533 ISBN 13: 9781790352531

Publisher: Independently published, 2018

Synopsis

I found it amazing that a complex system’s reliability can be described with a simple exponential equation—its probability density function (PDF). The PDF is important because it quantifies the probability of operating successfully for each mission time. And because reliability for large systems is not easily changed, the PDF represents the system’s DNA. This means that a system’s performance characteristics such as Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) are not easily changed without significant changes to the system. The PDF provides reliability engineers a tool that can be used to analyze their system’s performance and to manage reliability.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1790352533
• ISBN 13: 9781790352531
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 169