A new efficient algorithm for computing the imprecise reliability of monotone systems

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 179-190

  Utkin, Lev V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Imprecise probability theory; Independence; Linear programming; Lower and upper previsions; Monotone system; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; THEOREM PROVING;

IMPRECISE PROBABILITY THEORY; INDEPENDENCE; LOWER AND UPPER PREVISIONS; MONOTONE SYSTEMS;

LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

EID: 4344576544     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2003.12.008     Document Type: Article

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