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On system reliability approaches: a brief survey

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In the modern scenario, reliability has becomes the most challenging and demanding theory. The theory and the methods of reliability analysis have been developed significantly during the last 40 years and have also been acknowledged in a number of publications. So, a reliability engineer is aware about the importance of each reliability measure of the system and its fields. In this research work, a survey of reliability approaches in various fields of engineering and physical sciences is carried out. In this survey, the author tried to provide the major areas i.e. past, current and future trends of reliability methods and applications for the readers.

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Abbreviations

ANOVA:

Analysis Of Variance

ASIC:

Application Specific Integrated Circuit

BN:

Bayesian Network

CBM:

Condition Based Maintenance

CM:

Corrective Maintenance

CRS:

Central Relay Stations

CTBN:

Continuous Time Bayesian Network

DDBMS:

Distributed Data Base Management System

DOE:

Design Of Experiment

DTA:

Distribution Task Assignment

EEPROM:

Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

ERNN:

Extended Recurrent Neural Network

FFI:

Failure Finding Inspection

FLC:

Fault Level Coverage

FMEA:

Failure Mode And Effect Analysis

FRW:

Free Replacement Warranty

LSI:

Large Scale Integration

MCS:

Multistate Coherent System

MES:

Micro Earth Station

MIMD:

Multiple Instruction Multiple Data

MTBF:

Mean Time To Between Failure

MTTF:

Mean Time To Failure

MTTR:

Mean Time To Repair

MVUE:

Minimum Variance Unbiased Estimator

PCB:

Printed Circuit Board

PLP:

Power Law Process

PM:

Preventive Maintenance

PRA:

Probabilistic Risk Assessment

PRW:

Pro Rata Warranty

QRA:

Quantitative Risk Assessment

RDD:

Random Discrete Dopant

RPN:

Risk Priority Number

RRS:

Remote Relay Stations

SLE:

Substitution Logic Expression

SMS:

Short Message Service

SOMA:

Self-Organizing Migrating Algorithm

SOP:

System On Package

SSRP:

Solution Space Reduction Procedure

TBGA:

Tape Ball Grid

TMR:

Triple-Mode Redundancy

UGFM:

Universal Generating Function Method

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Author wishes to express sincere thanks to the reviewers and Editors of the Journal whose critical comments have significantly improved the paper in the present form. Author is also thankful to the Research and Development Department of the Graphic Era University, Dehradun, India for the facilities provided for the research work.

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Ram, M. On system reliability approaches: a brief survey. Int J Syst Assur Eng Manag 4, 101–117 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13198-013-0165-6

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