Reliability models of complex systems for robots and automation

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Key Terms and Definitions; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Chapter 1: Introduction and Background; 1.1 Overview; 1.2 Reliability Engineering; 1.3 Complex Systems; Chapter 2: Fault Tree Analysis and Reliability Block Diagram; Keywords; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Problem Statement; 2.3 Fault Tree Analysis; 2.4 Reliability Block Diagram; Chapter 3: Cost and Hazard Decision Tree Models; Keywords; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Cost Decision Tree; 3.3 Hazard Decision Tree; 3.4 Implementation; 3.5 Discussions.