The use of artificial neural networks to model launch vehicle reliability

International Astronautical Federation - 55th International Astronautical Congress 2004

Volumn 13, Issue , 2004, Pages 8690-8696

  Schuck, Jennifer ^a   Trocine, Linda ^b  

^a EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Venutek   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FUZZY SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; RELIABILITY THEORY;

LAUNCH VEHICLE PRICE; LAUNCH VEHICLE RELIABILITY; VEHICLE LAUNCH COUNTDOWN;

CATAPULTS (AIRCRAFT LAUNCHERS);

EID: 34249018210     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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