Title :
Optimum Redundancy Using Loss Functions
Author_Institution :
Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Abstract :
A technique for synthesizing reliable systems using parallel redundancy at the subsystem level is described. The specification of a loss function allows the calculation of the average expected loss which can be used to determine the optimum amount of redundancy for a given application. This optimum is statistical and therefore applicable only when the mission is performed many times.
Keywords :
Bridges; Concurrent computing; Cost function; Decision theory; Niobium; Redundancy; Reliability; Satellites;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1968.5216936
