Current status and prospects of reliability systems engineering in China

doi:10.1007/s42524-021-0172-2

Front. Eng

2021, Vol. 8

Issue (4) : 492-502 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-021-0172-2

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Current status and prospects of reliability systems engineering in China

Zili WANG(

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Institute of Reliability Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China

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Abstract

This study provides a systematic overview of the advent and evolution of reliability systems engineering (RSE) in China, and the latest RSE development, that is, model-based RSE (MBRSE), is emphatically introduced. The establishment of the system architecture and conceptual models of MBRSE is first described. The fundamental theory and methodology of MBRSE are then elaborated, with a V-model as the core of this approach. The development of various MBRSE platforms and the effectiveness of their implementation over the past 30 years are presented. The prospective trends in the development of RSE in China are outlined.

Keywords reliability effectiveness model-based systems engineering reliability systems engineering

Corresponding Author(s): Zili WANG

Just Accepted Date: 19 August 2021 Online First Date: 16 September 2021 Issue Date: 01 November 2021

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Zili WANG. Current status and prospects of reliability systems engineering in China[J]. Front. Eng, 2021, 8(4): 492-502.

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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fem/EN/10.1007/s42524-021-0172-2
https://academic.hep.com.cn/fem/EN/Y2021/V8/I4/492

Fig.1 Development trajectory of RSE in China.

Fig.2 Technological framework of RSE.

Fig.3 Conceptual model of MBRSE.

Fig.4 V-model-based MBRSE.

Fig.5 GQC design based on failure models and its control.

Fig.6 MBRSE platform.

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