The reliability of rocket engine systems was analyzed by using probabilistic and fuzzy logic techniques. Fault trees were developed for integrated modular engine (IME) and discrete engine systems, and then were used with the two techniques to quantify reliability. The IRRAS (Integrated Reliability and Risk Analysis System) computer code, developed for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, was used for the probabilistic analyses, and FUZZYFTA (Fuzzy Fault Tree Analysis), a code developed at NASA Lewis Research Center, was used for the fuzzy logic analyses. Although both techniques provided estimates of the reliability of the IME and discrete systems, probabilistic techniques emphasized uncertainty resulting from randomness in the system whereas fuzzy logic techniques emphasized uncertainty resulting from vagueness in the system. Because uncertainty can have both random and vague components, both techniques were found to be useful tools in the analysis of rocket engine system reliability.


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    Title :

    Rocket Engine System Reliability Analyses Using Probabilistic and Fuzzy Logic Techniques


    Contributors:
    T. L. Hardy (author) / D. C. Rapp (author)

    Publication date :

    1994


    Size :

    18 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





    Rocket Engine System Reliability Analyses Using Probabilistic and Fuzzy Logic Techniques

    Hardy, T. L. / Rapp, D. C. / American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1994