Towards Practical and Synthetical Modelling of Repairable Systems
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R. Guo
Abstract
In this article, we survey the developments with respect to generalized models of repairable systems during the 1990s, particularly for the last five years. In this field, we notice the sharp fundamental problem that voluminous and complicated models are proposed without sufficient evidence (or data) for justifying a success in tackling real engineering problems. Instead of following the myth of using simple models to face complicated reality, and based on our own research experiences, we select and review some practical models, in the quickly growing areas: age models, condition monitoring models, and shock and wear models, including the delay-time models. Further, we also notice that there is an attempt to develop synthetical models from a different point of view. Therefore, we comment the relevant developments with strong emphasis on stochastic processes reflecting the intrinsic nature of the actual physical dynamics of those repairable system models.
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- A Note on the Convolution of the Uniform and Related Distributions and Their Use in Quality Control
- An Integrated Approach for Designing a Sampling Plan and Fixing Specifications
- Statistical Process Control Methods from the Viewpoint of Industrial Application
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- Selection of Sampling Schemes Indexed by Crossover Point for Compliance Testing
- Bayesian Single Sampling Plans for a Gamma Prior
- Neyman Measurement and Prediction Procedures
- Towards Practical and Synthetical Modelling of Repairable Systems
- Reliability Analysis of Systems with Time-Varying Failure Rates
