To read this content please select one of the options below:

Probabilistic analysis of a maintainable system with human error

B.S. Dhillon (University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
Nianfu Yang (University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)

Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering

ISSN: 1355-2511

Article publication date: 1 June 1995

618

Abstract

Presents a newly developed stochastic model for performing reliability and availability analyses of a repairable general standby human‐machine system with increasing human error rates and arbitrary failed system repair rates. Also, the model takes into consideration the occurrence of common‐cause failures. The joint‐density function approach, supplementary variable techniques, and linear ordinary differential equation methods were used to perform analyses. Develops the expressions for steady state availability, the system time‐dependent availability, reliability and mean time to failure.

Keywords

Citation

Dhillon, B.S. and Yang, N. (1995), "Probabilistic analysis of a maintainable system with human error", Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, Vol. 1 No. 2, pp. 50-59. https://doi.org/10.1108/13552519510089592

Publisher

:

MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1995, MCB UP Limited

Related articles