In this paper, reliability of some typical non-Markov repairable systems, including series systems, m-out-of-n or majority vote systems, and n : m cross-strapping standby redundant systems with general repair-time distribution, are studied by applying the generalized Markov renewal process (GMRP). T...

In this paper, the exact Bayesian limits, taking conjugate and noninformative prior distribution, and the exact fiducial limits for the mean of the lognormal distribution are presented. They can be found iteratively by one-dimension integral on a finite interval. The new algorithm is very convenient...

A new methodology that combines analytical and experimental methods is proposed for evaluating transformer lifetime. This first part of a two part series focuses on aging and lifetime evaluation of oil sealed transformers. The second part focuses on an experimental study of the various elements of t...

This paper is the experimental verification of the theoretical analysis in Part 1 of a new method to evaluate the lifetime of power transformers. A new experimental method is proposed to detect the degree of polymerization (Dp) values during the paper aging process. Experiments show that ...

Due to the complexity of dynamic job shop scheduling in flexible manufacturing system(FMS), many heuristic rules are still used today. A dynamic scheduling approach based on Lagrangi an relaxation is proposed to improve the quality and guarantee the real time capability of dynamic scheduling. The pr...