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Relevance of control theory to design and maintenance problems in time-variant reliability: The case of stochastic viability
Relevance of control theory to design and maintenance problems in time-variant reliability: The case of stochastic viability
Abstract : The goal of this paper is twofold: (1) to show that time-variant reliability and a branch of control theory called stochastic viability address similar problems with different points of view, and (2) to demonstrate the relevance of concepts and methods from stochastic viability in reliability problems. On the one hand, reliability aims at evaluating the probability of failure of a system subjected to uncertainty and stochasticity. On the other hand, viability aims at maintaining a controlled dynamical system within a survival set. When the dynamical system is stochastic, this work shows that a viability problem belongs to a specific class of design and maintenance problems in time-variant reliability. Dynamic programming, which is used for solving Markovian stochastic viability problems, then yields the set of design states for which there exists a maintenance strategy which guarantees reliability with a confidence level beta for a given period of time T. Besides, it leads to a straightforward computation of the date of the first outcrossing, informing on when the system is most likely to fail. We illustrate this approach with a simple example of population dynamics, including a case where load increases with time.
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Déposant : Import Ws Irstea <>
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Dernière modification le : lundi 18 mai 2020 - 14:34:26
Document(s) archivé(s) le : dimanche 16 avril 2017 - 09:50:13
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