NDLI: Comparison modeling of system reliability for future NASA projects

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Gillespie, A.M. Monaghan, M.W. Yuan Chen
Copyright Year	2012
Description	Author affiliation: ASQ CRE SAIC-LX-O3 Operations & Checkout Bldg, M7-0355 Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899 USA (Gillespie, A.M.) \|\| NASA LaRC Electronic Systems Branch 5 N. Dryden Street, MS 488 Hampton, VA 23681 USA (Yuan Chen) \|\| SAIC-LX-O3 Operations & Checkout Bldg, M7-0355 Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899 USA (Monaghan, M.W.)
Abstract	A National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) supported Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability (RMA) analysis team developed a RMA analysis me thodology that uses cut set and importance measure analyses to compare model proposed avionics computing architectures. In this paper we will present an effective and efficient application of the RMA analysis methodology for importance measures that includes Reliability Block Diagram (RBD) Analysis, Comparison modeling, Cut Set Analysis, and Importance Measure Analysis. In addition, we will also demonstrate that integrating RMA early in the system design process is a key and fundamental decision metric that supports design selection. The RMA analysis methodology presented in this paper and applied to the avionics architectures enhances the usual way of predicting the need for redundancy based on failure rat es or subject matter expert opinion. Typically, RBDs and minimal cut sets along with the Fussell-Vesely (FV) method is used to calculate importance measures are calculated for each functional element in the architecture [1]. This paper presents an application of the FV importance measures and presents it as a methodology for using importance measures in success space to compare architectures. These importance measures are used to identify which functional element is most likely to cause a system failure, thus, quickly identifying the path to increase the overall system reliability by either procuring more reliable functional elements or adding redundancy [2]. This methodology that used RBD analysis, cut set analysis, and the FV importance measures allowed the avionics design team to better understand and compare the vulnerabilities in each scenario of the architectures. It also enabled the design team to address the deficiencies in the design architectures more efficiently, while balancing the need to design for optimum weight and space allocations.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	7
File Size	779357
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781457718496
ISSN	0149144X
e-ISBN	9781457718519
DOI	10.1109/RAMS.2012.6175444
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2012-01-23
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Computer architecture Aerospace electronics Reliability engineering Cable TV Fault tolerance Fault tolerant systems Comparison Modeling RBD Importance Measure Cut Set Fussell-Vesely
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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