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General conditions for online estimation and optimization of reliability characteristics

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A novel approach to estimate reliability properties of systems or components individually during operation is presented. It is distinguished between slow and fast reliability states based on an equivalent system representation. Conditions for their observability and control are given and objectives for optimal reliability-based control are discussed in general.

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  1. RMC Reliability Technology GmbH, 80809, München, Germany

    Ilona Pabst

  2. University of Wuppertal, 42119, Wuppertal, Germany

    Peter C. Müller

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Ilona Pabst received her M.Sc degree in safety engineering from the University of Wuppertal, Germany in 1997 and her Ph.D. degree from the faculty of engineering sciences at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany in 2005. She is currently working as a Safety and Reliability Expert at RM-Ctech GmbH, Munich, Germany. Her research interests include online reliability modelling and reliability optimization.

Peter C. Müller received his M.Sc and Ph.D. degrees in mathematics from the University of Stuttgart, Germany in 1965 and Technical University Munich, Germany in 1970, respectively. Since 1981 he is a professor for safety control engineering at the University of Wuppertal, Germany. His research interests include control of mechanical systems, nonlinear control systems, descriptor systems, robotics and mechatronics, fault detection and supervisory control.

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Pabst, I., Müller, P.C. General conditions for online estimation and optimization of reliability characteristics. Int J Automat Comput 3, 177–183 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11633-006-0177-7

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