The Cassini Mission probabilistic risk analysis: Comparison of two probabilistic dynamic methodologies

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-14

  Swaminathan, S ^a   Van Halle, J Y ^a   Smidts, Carol ^a   Mosleh, Ali ^a   Bell, Steve ^b   Rudolph, Kevin ^a   Mulvihill, Robert J ^c   Bream, Bruce ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^c PRC Incorporated   (United States)

^d NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; SAFETY FACTOR; SPACE FLIGHT;

CASSINI MISSION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031244901     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(97)00052-5     Document Type: Article

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