Optimization of System Reliability by Sequential Weight Increasing Factor Technique
- 1 December 1977
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Reliability
- Vol. R-26 (5) , 339-341
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TR.1977.5220192
Abstract
In this paper the problem of maximizing the reliability of a complex system by choosing the reliability of its components is solved using the new constrained optimization technique, SWIFT. Lower and upper bounds on the individual components are incorporated into the algorithm by means of suitable variable transformations. This algorithm, when tested on a numerical example, found a higher system reliability in a lesser number of function evaluations than SUMT.Keywords
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