Title :
A Unified Way to Calculate Redundant Resources
Author :
Rocchi, Paolo ; Betori, Walter
Author_Institution :
IBM, Roma
Abstract :
Information theory deals with redundant messages which are longer than necessary. The reliability theory claims that identical devices, working in parallel, make up a redundant machine. A redundant robot accomplishes sophisticated gestures. These discordant views exhibit irreconcilable properties and obstacle the design and implementation of a system with various redundant resources. The present paper puts forward a mathematical view that tries to reunify the various approaches to redundancy into one simple calculus. It proves that different properties of redundant structures derive from a unique statement
Keywords :
calculus; information theory; probability; redundancy; reliability theory; robots; calculus; information theory; mathematical view; probability; redundant message; redundant resource; redundant robot; reliability theory; sophisticated gesture; Calculus; Electronic components; Entropy; Information theory; Intelligent robots; Kinematics; Monitoring; Redundancy; Reliability theory; Robotics and automation;
Conference_Titel :
Computational Intelligence for Modelling, Control and Automation, 2005 and International Conference on Intelligent Agents, Web Technologies and Internet Commerce, International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2504-0
DOI :
10.1109/CIMCA.2005.1631501
