A markov chain state transition approach to establishing critical phases for AUV reliability

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 139-149

  Brito, Mario Paulo ^a   Griffiths, Gwyn ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs); Markov chains; risk analysis

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL PHASIS; DISCRETE STATE; EVENT SEQUENCE; GENERIC PROCESS; MARINE SCIENCE; MARKOV CHAIN; MARKOV CHAINS; MARKOV MODEL; MISSION SUCCESS; OPERATION PHASIS; STATE TRANSITIONS; STEP SEQUENCES;

MARKOV PROCESSES; PROBABILITY; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPACE SHUTTLES; SUBMERSIBLES; UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT; WATER CRAFT;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

EID: 79952904460     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2010.2083070     Document Type: Article

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