ECE5509

Reliability engineering

(ENG)

W Mielczarski

6 points + 26 lectures, 26 hours of tutorials and practical work + Second semester + Clayton + Prohibitions: ECE4509

Synopsis: Basic probability theory and its applications in reliability engineering. Reliability network models. Evaluation of simple and complex systems. Reliability calculation of stand-by, repairable and non-repairable systems. Probability distributions and their use in reliability evaluation. Discrete and continuous Markov models. Frequency and duration techniques. Approximate techniques for evaluation of system reliability.

Assessment: Examinations (3 hours): 70% + Assignments + Laboratory work: 30%