DocumentCode
1355034
Title
Dependability Evaluation of Integrated Hardware/Software Systems
Author
Stark, George E.
Author_Institution
MITRE Corporation; 1120 NASA Road One; Houston, Texas 77058 USA.
Issue
4
fYear
1987
Firstpage
440
Lastpage
444
Abstract
A methodology for predicting the dependability (reliability and availability) of an integrated realtime hardware/software system using a semi-Markov process is described. This methodology was used to evaluate the reliability of the shuttle mission simulators at the NASA Johnson Space Center.
Keywords
Analytical models; Availability; Computational modeling; Degradation; Hardware; Management training; Reliability engineering; Software reliability; Software systems; Space shuttles; Availability; Semi-Markov process; Transition probability;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9529
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TR.1987.5222435
Filename
5222435
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