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Probability-informed testing for reliability assurance through Bayesian hypothesis methods

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Curtis Smith *
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Dana Kelly
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Homayoon Dezfuli
DOI:10.1016/j.ress.2009.11.006delete
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Bayesian inference techniques play a central role in modern risk and reliability evaluations of complex engineering systems. These techniques allow the system performance data and any relevant associated information to be used collectively to calculate the probabilities of various types of hypotheses that are formulated as part of reliability assurance activities. This paper proposes a methodology based on Bayesian hypothesis testing to determine the number of tests that would be required to demonstrate that a system-level reliability target is met with a specified probability level. Recognizing that full-scale testing of a complex system is often not practical, testing schemes are developed at the subsystem level to achieve the overall system reliability target. The approach uses network modeling techniques to transform the topology of the system into logic structures consisting of series and parallel subsystems. The paper addresses the consideration of cost in devising subsystem level test schemes. The developed techniques are demonstrated using several examples. All analyses are carried out using the Bayesian analysis tool WinBUGS, which uses Markov chain Monte Carlo simulation methods to carry out inference over the network. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords:
Bayesian inference
Reliability
Hypothesis testing
System analysis
Cost
MCMC
Probability level
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Reliability Engineering and System Safety
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Idaho National Laboratory
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