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| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Johnson, Sally C. Boerschlein, David P. |
| Copyright Year | 1994 |
| Description | Semi-Markov models can be used to analyze the reliability of virtually any fault-tolerant system. However, the process of delineating all of the states and transitions in the model of a complex system can be devastatingly tedious and error-prone. Even with tools such as the Abstract Semi-Markov Specification Interface to the SURE Tool (ASSIST), the user must describe a system by specifying the rules governing the behavior of the system in order to generate the model. With the Table Oriented Translator to the ASSIST Language (TOTAL), the user can specify the components of a typical system and their attributes in the form of a table. The conditions that lead to system failure are also listed in a tabular form. The user can also abstractly specify dependencies with causes and effects. The level of information required is appropriate for system designers with little or no background in the details of reliability calculations. A menu-driven interface guides the user through the system description process, and the program updates the tables as new information is entered. The TOTAL program automatically generates an ASSIST input description to match the system description. |
| File Size | 3183287 |
| Page Count | 76 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940025655 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t79s6pk32 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1994-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | System Failures Fault Tolerance Human-computer Interface Computer Techniques Reliability Analysis Applications Programs Computers Reliability Complex Systems User Manuals Computer Programs Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |