Not in vain we see a lot of re-published works which first editions are date by 1960-1970-s. Actually, reliability testing takes the beginning in quality control as well mathematical modeling in reliability engineering is rooted in pure probabilistic investigations.īasic fundamentals of the reliability theory that moved forward reliability engineering has been actually developed in 1960-s. Of course, there are no strict borders between those directions. Historically, reliability field was divided into three main directions: Main Directions of Modern Reliability Theory Hilbert told about pure mathematics, however the same words are correct in respect to applied mathematics and, in particular, to reliability theory.
New ones." This is a citation from David Hilbert's Lecture "Mathematical Problems" delivered in 1900. We know that every age has its own problems, which the following age either solves or casts aside as profitless and replaces by "History teaches the continuity of the development of science. Of course, Reliability Theory is alive but is it still developed? That's the question. Probably, the question was formulated by Nozer Singpurwalla a bit incorrectly. Could you imagine that medicine could be exhausted? The same is with Reliability Theory! As Mark Twain told: "Rumors about my death are strongly exaggerated." The difference is in the objects of application: systems in one case and human beings in another. Reliability engineering is like medicine. His speech title was: "IS RELIABILITY THEORY STILL ALIVE?" In this connection, it would be interesting to remember the speech at the closing banquet at the MMR-2004 Conference (Santa Fe, USA) made by one of the most prominent specialists on Reliability Theory - Nozer Singpurwalla, who is Professor of The George Washington University and Director of the Institute for Reliability and Risk Analysis. Main results in Reliability Theory have been obtained in 1960-1970s. Nevertheless, I hope that, in general, the depicted picture of recent reliability theory state is more or less objective. Of course, any such selected bibliography or review reflects knowledge, experience and even scientific taste of the author. It is rather a selected bibliography with brief comments. Survivability.33Ĭounter-terrorism protection.34Īctually, this is not a review of past and recent works on reliability theory and adjoining areas. Monte Carlo Simulation.33Īreas close to reliability.33 General methods.28Īccelerated Testing.30Ĭonfidence Limits.30īayesian Metods.32 Reliability optimization of multi-state systems.25 Universal Generating Function.23Ĭontinuous multi-state systems.24 Multi-state systems reliability analysis.21 Main Directions of Modern Reliability Theory.9īooks & Reviews.9 RELIABILITY THEORY: HISTORY & CURRENT STATE IN BIBLIOGRAPHIES We know that every age has its own problems, which the following age either solves or casts aside as profitless and replaces by new ones.” This is a citation from David Hilbert’s Lecture “Mathematical Problems” delivered in 1900. “History teaches the continuity of the development of science. Reliability Theory is alive but is it still developed? That’s the question.
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