DocumentCode
2605041
Title
Component modeling for reliability analysis by simulation
Author
Alizadeh, Bijan ; Navabi, Zainalabedin
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Tehran Univ., Iran
fYear
1997
fDate
19-22, Oct 1997
Firstpage
225
Lastpage
229
Abstract
This paper presents a method of reliability analysis by simulation. Hardware level modularity in creating a simulation model is achieved by use of the VHDL language. Each hardware component is individually modeled in VHDL for calculation of its failure time based on its reliability. VHDL simulation results are compared for common structures with known reliability analysis methods such as Markov model
Keywords
circuit analysis computing; hardware description languages; reliability; systems analysis; VHDL; hardware level modularity; reliability analysis; simulation; simulation model; Aerospace control; Analytical models; Application software; Computational modeling; Costs; Design automation; Design methodology; Hardware; Military aircraft; Random number generation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
VHDL International Users' Forum, 1997. Proceedings
Conference_Location
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN
0-8186-8180-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/VIUF.1997.623954
Filename
623954
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