Reliability bounds for the NBUE distributions

In this paper, we study upper and lower bounds on the reliability in new better than used in expectation (NBUE) life distribution class with fixed first two moments. By a constructive proof, we determine the upper bounds on the reliability analytically in different regions and show that these bounds are sharp. For the lower bounds, similar results are obtained except in one region. For that region, a conjecture is given for further study. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 49: 781–797, 2002; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/nav.10035     

稳态随机过程激励下基于首次超越破坏的结构优化设计

把结构系统动力可靠性分析与最优化设计结合起来 ,以结构系统的最小质量为目标函数 ,给出了考虑在平稳随机过程激励下多自由度线性系统总的可靠性的结构优化设计方法。运用谱分析理论 ,推导了结构系统在平稳随机过程激励下响应的统计特征 ,同时结合首次超越破坏的Possion模型计算结构系统的可靠性 ,最终采用广义乘子法得到结构系统设计变量的最优值。计算结果表明该方法是可行的     

Rare‐event component importance for the consecutive‐k system

Various indices of component importance with respect to system reliability have been proposed. The most popular one is the Birnbaum importance. In particular, a special case called uniform Birnbaum importance in which all components have the same reliability p has been widely studied for the consecutive‐k system. Since it is not easy to compare uniform Birnbaum importance, the literature has looked into the case p = ½, p → 1, or p ≥ ½. In this paper, we look into the case p → 0 to complete the spectrum of examining Birnbaum importance over the whole range of p. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 49: 159–166, 2002; DOI 10.1002/nav.10001     

Optimizing fishbone aisles for dual‐command operations in a warehouse

Unit‐load warehouses store and retrieve unit‐loads, typically pallets. When storage and retrieval operations are not coordinated, travel is from a pickup and deposit (P&D) point to a pallet location and back again. In some facilities, workers interleave storage and retrieval operations to form a dual‐command cycle. Two new aisle designs proposed by Gue and Meller (“Improving the unit‐load warehouse.” In Progress in Material Handling Research: 2006. Material Handling Industry of America, Charlotte, NC, 2006) use diagonal aisles to reduce the travel distance to a single pallet location by approximately 10 and 20[percnt] for the two designs, respectively. We develop analytical expressions for travel between pallet locations for one of these—the fishbone design. We then compare fishbone warehouses that have been optimized for dual‐command to traditional warehouses that have been optimized in the same manner, and show that an optimal fishbone design reduces dual‐command travel by 10–15%. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 54: 389–403, 2009     

并联系统可靠性分配的模糊层次分析法

综合考虑影响系统可靠性分配的定性因素和定量因素、影响因素的模糊性以及系统的结构组成.利用层次分析法可集定性与定量分析于一体,从而确定出各影响因素对可靠性分配的权重向量;模糊数学理论进而确定出分系统之间可靠性水平的相对比重;进行模糊变换最终进行并联系统的可靠性分配.结合实例分析,对并联系统运用模糊理论和层次分析法相结合的方法进行可靠性分配科学、合理,便于工程应用.     

Balancing a one‐way corridor capacity and safety‐oriented reliability: A stochastic optimization approach for metro train timetabling

In urban rail transit systems of large cities, the headway and following distance of successive trains have been compressed as much as possible to enhance the corridor capacity to satisfy extremely high passenger demand during peak hours. To prevent train collisions and ensure the safety of trains, a safe following distance of trains must be maintained. However, this requirement is subject to a series of complex factors, such as the uncertain train braking performance, train communication delay, and driver reaction time. In this paper, we propose a unified mathematical framework to analyze the safety‐oriented reliability of metro train timetables with different corridor capacities, that is, the train traffic density, and determine the most reliable train timetable for metro lines in an uncertain environment. By employing a space‐time network representation in the formulations, the reliability‐based train timetabling problem is formulated as a nonlinear stochastic programming model, in which we use 0‐1 variables to denote the time‐dependent velocity and position of all involved trains. Several reformulation techniques are developed to obtain an equivalent mixed integer programming model with quadratic constraints (MIQCP) that can be solved to optimality by some commercial solvers. To improve the computational efficiency of the MIQCP model, we develop a dual decomposition solution framework that decomposes the primal problem into several sets of subproblems by dualizing the coupling constraints across different samples. An exact dynamic programming combined with search space reduction strategies is also developed to solve the exact optimal solutions of these subproblems. Two sets of numerical experiments, which involve a relatively small‐scale case and a real‐world instance based on the operation data of the Beijing subway Changping Line are implemented to verify the effectiveness of the proposed approaches.     

能量均衡的围捕任务分配方法

随着水下机器人反围捕策略研究的不断深入,水下机器人围捕变得越来越困难。为此构建一种多层环状伏击围捕模型并设计了基于围捕任务的任务分配方法,使得水下机器人能够充分利用自身的特点更好地完成任务。同时,考虑在围捕过程中随时间推移,系统内能量会出现消耗不均的现象,据此提出一种能量均衡方法平衡系统能量的消耗。实验证明所提出的基于多层环状围捕模型的能量均衡策略任务分配方法能有效提高围捕成功率,延长系统寿命。     

综合保障理论之海军航空装备保障发展

现役的航空装备大部分以可靠性为中心来开展设计和维修保障工作,普遍存在装备可用性低、装备预防性维修周期不合理、装备保障成本高等问题,影响了装备保障效能的提升。针对该问题,论文梳理了综合保障理论产生和发展的意义,分析了当前海军航空装备综合保障的现状,针对性提出了几点发展建议和措施,对于开展综合保障工作有积极的推动意义,对现役装备的预防性维修周期规划、可靠性增长、可用性提高、降低保障成本有重要意义。     

中低速磁浮列车传感器防浪涌设计及改进

为提高磁浮列车悬浮传感器的可靠性,分析在雷击、电源干扰等工况条件下的浪涌产生机理,确定浪涌冲击试验的内容,从通流量的角度说明已有防浪涌电路设计的可行性,并指出其在高温环境下在可靠性方面存在的不足。分别从降压和分流的角度进行分析,通过在原有电路中并接大容量电容的方式降低浪涌对敏感器件的冲击,从而提高传感器电源的抗浪涌冲击能力。     

胚胎电子细胞的部分基因循环存储结构

为了在保证胚胎电子系统可靠性的前提下降低系统的硬件消耗,提出一种新型的基因存储结构——部分基因循环存储,细胞只存储阵列的部分基因,通过细胞内、细胞间的基因循环、非循环移位实现阵列的功能分化和自修复,自修复过程中基因存储内容根据故障细胞数目进行自主更新。该存储结构中基因备份数目可由设计者根据系统可靠性和硬件消耗要求设置,不受阵列中空闲资源数目的限制。理论分析和仿真实验表明,该新型存储结构不仅实现了胚胎电子阵列的功能分化、自修复等功能,而且能够在保证系统可靠性的同时降低硬件消耗,具有较高的工程应用价值。