Multi-objective optimization of design and testing of safety instrumented systems with MooN voting architectures using a genetic algorithm

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 106, Issue , 2012, Pages 45-60

  Torres Echeverria A C ^a,c   Martorell, S ^b   Thompson, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithms; k out of n; Optimization; Probability of failure on demand; Safety system; Spurious trip rate

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LIFE CYCLE; MOON; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; REDUNDANCY; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SAFETY TESTING; SECURITY SYSTEMS; SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS;

COMMON CAUSE FAILURE; K-OUT-OF-N; MULTI-OBJECTIVE GENETIC ALGORITHM; PROBABILITY OF FAILURE ON DEMAND; REDUNDANCY ALLOCATION; SAFETY INSTRUMENTED SYSTEMS; SEPARATE CASE STUDIES; SPURIOUS TRIP RATE;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84863477117     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2012.03.010     Document Type: Article

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