1) Reliability block diagrams (RBDs) are used to represent the reliability of systems through graphical block representations. They show how component reliability contributes to the success or failure of the overall system.
2) RBDs can model systems as being in series, parallel, or a combination. Systems in series require all components to function for the overall system to work, while parallel systems require only one component.
3) The reliability of individual components is used to calculate the overall system reliability based on the system configuration shown in the RBD. A lower reliability of even one component can significantly reduce the system reliability.
1) Reliability block diagrams (RBDs) are used to represent the reliability of systems through graphical block representations. They show how component reliability contributes to the success or failure of the overall system.
2) RBDs can model systems as being in series, parallel, or a combination. Systems in series require all components to function for the overall system to work, while parallel systems require only one component.
3) The reliability of individual components is used to calculate the overall system reliability based on the system configuration shown in the RBD. A lower reliability of even one component can significantly reduce the system reliability.
1) Reliability block diagrams (RBDs) are used to represent the reliability of systems through graphical block representations. They show how component reliability contributes to the success or failure of the overall system.
2) RBDs can model systems as being in series, parallel, or a combination. Systems in series require all components to function for the overall system to work, while parallel systems require only one component.
3) The reliability of individual components is used to calculate the overall system reliability based on the system configuration shown in the RBD. A lower reliability of even one component can significantly reduce the system reliability.
1) Reliability block diagrams (RBDs) are used to represent the reliability of systems through graphical block representations. They show how component reliability contributes to the success or failure of the overall system.
2) RBDs can model systems as being in series, parallel, or a combination. Systems in series require all components to function for the overall system to work, while parallel systems require only one component.
3) The reliability of individual components is used to calculate the overall system reliability based on the system configuration shown in the RBD. A lower reliability of even one component can significantly reduce the system reliability.
➢Reliability of a system is defined to be the probability that the given system will perform its required function under specified conditions for a specified period of time.
➢MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures): Average time
a system will run between failures. The MTBF is usually expressed in hours. This metric is more useful to the user than the reliability measure
RELIABILITY & FAILURE RATE • MTBF is the average time a system will run between failures and is given by:
• In other words, the MTBF of a system is the
reciprocal of the failure rate.
• If “λ” is the number of failures per hour, the MTBF
is expressed in hours
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RELIABILITY BLOCK DIAGRAM (RBD) ➢ A diagrammatic method for showing how component reliability contributes to the success or failure of a redundant
➢ Diagram gives the relationship between component states
and the success or failure of a specified system function.
➢ Also known as a dependence diagram (DD)
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RELIABILITY BLOCK DIAGRAM (RBD) ➢ Drawn as a series of blocks connected in parallel or series configuration ➢ Has a single starting point (a) and end point (b) ➢ Use rectangles or squares to represent each task (or function) carried out by the system items ➢ Use lines and structuring into series or parallel structure, or a combination of these to illustrate the logical relationship between the functions
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RELIABILITY BLOCK DIAGRAM (RBD) ➢ Parallel structure (or system): A system that is functioning if at least one of its n items is functioning. ➢ Series structure (or system): A system that is functioning if and only if all of its n items are functioning.
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RELIABILITY BLOCK DIAGRAM (RBD) In a series system, all components or subsystems must function for the system to function. (A series system fails as long as any one of the components fails.)
Basic Equation for System Reliability:
When components fail independently,
n Rs (t ) = R1 (t ) R2 (t ) R3 (t ) Rn (t ) = Ri (t ) i =1
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RELIABILITY BLOCK DIAGRAM (RBD) Example 1: Suppose a system consists of 4 components arranged in series. The first two components have reliabilities of 0.9 at time t = 1 year and the other two components have reliabilities of 0.8 at t = 1 year. What is the overall reliability of the system at one year?
Solution: The probability of the system operating successfully at the end of the 1st year is:
RELIABILITY BLOCK DIAGRAM (RBD) Limit on System Reliability
Rs (t ) min{R1 (t ), R2 (t ), , Rn (t )} • The system reliability can not be greater than the smallest component reliability, why?
• It is important for all components to have a high
reliability, especially when the system has a large number of components.
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RELIABILITY BLOCK DIAGRAM (RBD) Example 2: A truck cab assembly line is under development. The line will utilize five welding robots. a) If each robot has 95 percent reliability, what is the total robot system reliability for the line? Rs (t ) = R1 (t ) R2 (t ) R3 (t ) R4 (t ) R5 (t ) = (0.95)5 =
b) To have a robot system reliability of 95 percent, what
must each individual robot’s reliability be? Rs (t ) = 0.95 = Ri5 Ri = 0.9898
RBD Example: Series System ➢ No redundancy ➢ Each component is needed to make the system work ➢ If any one of the components fails, the system fails
Keyboard CPU Monitor
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RBD Example: Series System ➢ Reliability Calculation ➢ Let 1 be the failure rate, then ➢ Rkeyboard(t) = e -1• t ➢ Rprocessor(t) =e -2• t ➢ Rkeyboard(t) =e -2• t
