Title :
Numerical Solution of Integral Equations for Reliability Quantification
Author :
Ikebe, Yasuhiko ; Inagaki, Toshiyuki
Author_Institution :
Institute of Information Sciences and Electronics; University of Tsukuba; Ibaraki 305 JAPAN.
fDate :
4/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper gives a numerical method for solving a linear system of integral equations whose solution is the set of unconditional failure and repair intensities of a component, where the component life and repair times are arbitrarily distributed. Our method gives a sequence of solutions that converges to the true solution of the system of integral equations. An example illustrates our method.
Keywords :
Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Failure analysis; Gaussian processes; Integral equations; Linear systems; Mathematics; Reliability theory; Safety; Tin; Vectors; Failure and repair intensities; Integral equation;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1985.5221937