Reliability evaluation of avionics system with imperfect fault coverage and propagated failure mechanisms

Fault tolerance designs are essential techniques for systems that require high levels of reliability, such as aircraft or spacecraft control system. Imperfect Fault Coverage (IFC) may lead to the failure of a system or subsystem even with adequate redundancy. Previous studies of IFC mostly concentrated on evaluating Coverage Factor (CF), whereas the system failure behaviors with IFC have rarely been involved. Failures that occur in low-layer may be covered by high-layer. However, if the coverage is imperfect, uncovered failure will have functional and physical impact on the system behavior. In this thesis, the failure behavior and reliability of IFC of multi-layer systems are studied and a Binary Decision Diagram (BDD)-based modeling and simulation method are proposed to evaluate system reliability. As a case, the failure behavior of an aero engine electronic controller with IFC is studied. The results show that the IFC may impact system behavior without taking the IFC into account, the system maintenance intervals may reduce, and thus the maintenance costs will increase.     

Reliability evaluation of PMS considering coupling effect of functional and physical dependency

Aviation and aerospace system are typical Phased-Mission Systems(PMSs) featured with varying configuration, phased load condition and cross phase failure correlation. The coupling effect of Functional Dependency(FDEP) and Physical Dependency(PDEP) has a unique influence on the failure behavior of PMS. In this article, the coupling effect is analyzed, and the degradation of components is modeled with the positive drift wiener process, in which the drift coefficient is related to environmental con...     

功能可靠性仿真研究

研究了功能可靠性仿真技术的需求背景,总结了近年来它的发展现状和各研究方向主要特点,分析了功能可靠性仿真的几个主要关键技术。提出了用于性能与可靠性综合建模及分析的新的表达法ＦｒａＮｅｔｓ,并通过案例验证了ＦｒａＮｅｔｓ在完成系统性能和可靠性分析中的能力。     

A novel testability model for health management of heading attitude system

Prognostics and health management (PHM) is very important to guarantee the reliability and safety of aerospace systems, and sensing and test are the precondition of PHM. Integrating design for testability into early design stage of system early design stage is deemed as a fundamental way to improve PHM performance, and testability model is the base of testability analysis and design. This paper discusses a hierarchical model-based approach to testability modeling and analysis for heading attitude system health management. Quantified directed graph, of which the nodes represent components and tests and the directed edges represent fault propagation paths, is used to describe fault-test dependency, and quantitative testability information is assigned to nodes and directed edges. The fault dependencies between nodes can be obtained by functional fault analysis methodology that captures the physical architecture and material flows such as energy, heat, data, and so on. By incorporating physics of failure models into component, the dynamic process of a failing or degrading component can be projected onto system behavior, i.e., system symptoms. Then, the analysis of extended failure modes, mechanisms and effects is utilized to construct fault evolution-test dependency. Using this integrated model, the designers and system analysts can assess the test suite’s fault detectability, fault isolability and fault predictability. And heading attitude system application results show that the proposed model can support testability analysis and design for PHM very well.     

A novel approach of testability modeling and analysis for PHM systems based on failure evolution mechanism

Prognostics and health management (PHM) significantly improves system availability and reliability, and reduces the cost of system operations. Design for testability (DFT) developed concurrently with system design is an important way to improve PHM capability. Testability modeling and analysis are the foundation of DFT. This paper proposes a novel approach of testability modeling and analysis based on failure evolution mechanisms. At the component level, the fault progression-related information of each unit under test (UUT) in a system is obtained by means of failure modes, evolution mechanisms, effects and criticality analysis (FMEMECA), and then the failure-symptom dependency can be generated. At the system level, the dynamic attributes of UUTs are assigned by using the bond graph methodology, and then the symptom-test dependency can be obtained by means of the functional flow method. Based on the failure-symptom and symptom-test dependencies, testability analysis for PHM systems can be realized. A shunt motor is used to verify the application of the approach proposed in this paper. Experimental results show that this approach is able to be applied to testability modeling and analysis for PHM systems very well, and the analysis results can provide a guide for engineers to design for testability in order to improve PHM performance.     

基于贝叶斯网络的分层系统可靠性分析

由于分层系统的系统结构复杂,且系统不同层次可靠性信息具有不均衡性的特点,使得分层系统的可靠性建模较为困难.考虑二态情况,通过引入贝叶斯网络描述分层系统元素间的失效关系,并考虑了系统元素间级联失效问题,结合贝叶斯多源信息融合方法,以贝叶斯网络模型为基础整合了系统各层元素的可靠性信息,构成了一种较为通用的二态分层系统可靠性分析方法.算例结果表明:该方法在贝叶斯网络模型计算过程中能够融合系统各层元素可靠性信息并有效处理级联失效问题,提高了系统可靠性后验均值估计的准确性,减小了系统可靠性结论的后验方差.      

Behavior and functional modeling methods of doubly salient electromagnetic generators for aircraft electrical power system applications

The Doubly Salient Electromagnetic Generator(DSEG) is a promising candidate in aircraft generator application due to the simplicity, robustness and reliability. However, the field windings and the armature windings are strongly coupled, which makes the inductance characteristics non-linear and too complex to model. The complex model with low precision also leads to difficulties in modeling and analysis of the entire aircraft Electrical Power System(EPS). A behavior level modeling method based on modified inductance Support Vector Machine(SVM) is proposed. The Finite Element Analysis(FEA) inductance data are modified based on the experiment results to improve the precision. A functional level modeling method based on input–output characteristics SVM is also proposed. The two modeling methods are applied to a 9 kW DSEG prototype. The steady state and transient process precision of the proposed methods are proved by comparing with the experiment results. Meanwhile, the modeling time consumption, the application time consumption and the calculation resource demand are compared. The DSEG behavior and functional modeling methods provide precious results with high efficiency, which accelerates theoretical analysis and expands the application foreground of the DSEG in the aircraft EPS.     

多阶段任务系统可靠性建模研究

随着系统复杂性和自动化程度的提高,多阶段任务系统(PMS)的应用越来越多。与单一阶段系统相比,PMS的可靠性分析由于阶段之间的相关性而变得更加复杂。在对PMS作简要介绍基础上,文中对PMS可靠性建模的故障树方法作了系统描述,并以某个多阶段系统为例,进行了比较计算分析。     

纤维缠绕复合材料结构可靠性评估方法及其应用

为了更加科学有效地评估纤维缠绕复合材料结构的可靠性,根据复合材料渐进失效特点,应用结构系统可靠性理论和方法,将复合材料视为连续体的结构系统,基于复合材料有限元模型对"单元"和"系统"进行了定义,构建了概率渐进失效分析的基本流程,提出了主要失效序列和结构整体的失效概率的精确解算式和近似计算方法.为解决复杂结构系统主要失效...     

Reliability Analysis of Aircraft Condition Monitoring Network Using an Enhanced BDD Algorithm

The aircraft condition monitoring network is responsible for collecting the status of each component in aircraft. The reliability of this network has a significant effect on safety of the aircraft. The aircraft condition monitoring network works in a real-time manner that all the data should be transmitted within the deadline to ensure that the control center makes proper decision in time. Only the connectedness between the source node and destination cannot guarantee the data to be transmitted in time. In this paper, we take the time deadline into account and build the task-based reliability model. The binary decision diagram (BDD), which has the merit of efficiency in computing and storage space, is introduced when calculating the reliability of the network and addressing the essential variable. A case is analyzed using the algorithm proposed in this paper. The experimental results show that our method is efficient and proper for the reliability analysis of the real-time network.     

基于矩化GO法的某型电动飞机扰流板系统可靠性

扰流板冗余系统提升了新能源电动飞机的可靠性。采用GO法建立电动飞机扰流板系统可靠性模型,设计SIMULINK仿真界面,针对操作符11给出一种新的运算模块。针对扰流板冗余系统设计一种矩化操作符,给出运算流程,有效减少传统GO法在冗余系统建模工作量,利用故障树分析法对结果进行验证。结果表明,本文提出的方法切实可行,为新能源电动飞机扰流板系统可靠性分析提供了新的思路。     

仿真技术在飞机起落架可靠性分析中的应用研究

起落架所承受的动载荷较大,造成系统工作环境复杂,出现故障较多,因此对起落架系统可靠性的研究显得迫切和重要。以三维辅助建模软件CATIA、有限元分析软件NASTRAN、多体动力学分析软件LMS Virtual．Lab和液压控制仿真软件AMESim等为工具,采用自动仿真求解策略针对某起落架典型失效模式进行仿真分析,得到仿真...     

A new approach to fuzzy dynamic fault tree analysis using the weakest n-dimensional t-norm arithmetic

Dynamic fault tree analysis is widely used for the reliability analysis of the complex system with dynamic failure characteristics. In many circumstances, the exact value of system reliability is difficult to obtain due to absent or insufficient data for failure probabilities or failure rates of components. The traditional fuzzy operation arithmetic based on extension principle or interval theory may lead to fuzzy accumulations. Moreover, the existing fuzzy dynamic fault tree analysis methods are restricted to the case that all system components follow exponential time-to-failure distributions. To overcome these problems, a new fuzzy dynamic fault tree analysis approach based on the weakest n-dimensional t-norm arithmetic and developed sequential binary decision diagrams method is proposed to evaluate system fuzzy reliability. Compared with the existing approach, the proposed method can effectively reduce fuzzy cumulative and be applicable to any time-to-failure distribution type for system components. Finally, a case study is presented to illustrate the application and advantages of the proposed approach.     

ACT验证机FBW系统的率模可靠性分析

率模(Profust)可靠度是一种新的可靠性指标,能全面刻划系统的可靠性行为。将ACT验证机FBW系统的故障分为三个等级:影响安全的故障、影响任务的故障和需要维修的故障,从而对该系统进行率模可靠性分析。还基于率模不可靠度定义故障危害度,使得故障危害度不仅可以合理比较不同故障模式的影响大小,而且直接反映故障模式对系统可靠性行为的影响程度。结论是将率模可靠度作为系统的一个设计指标是可取的。     

Efficient adaptive Kriging for system reliability analysis with multiple failure modes under random and interval hybrid uncertainty

In the field of the system reliability analysis with multiple failure modes, the advances mainly involve only random uncertainty. The upper bound of the system failure probability with multiple failure modes is usually employed to quantify the safety level under Random and Interval Hybrid Uncertainty(RI-HU). At present, there is a lack of an efficient and accurate method for estimating the upper bound of the system failure probability. This paper proposed an efficient Kriging model based on nume...     

Reliability and safety analysis of redundant vehicle management computer system

Redundant techniques are widely adopted in vehicle management computer （VMC） to ensure that VMC has high reliability and safety. At the same time, it makes VMC have special characteristics, e.g., failure correlation, event simultaneity, and failure self-recovery. Accordingly, the reliability and safety analysis to redundant VMC system （RVMCS） becomes more difficult. Aimed at the difficulties in RVMCS reliability modeling, this paper adopts generalized stochastic Petri nets to establish the reliability and safety models of RVMCS. Then this paper analyzes RVMCS oper- ating states and potential threats to flight control system. It is verified by simulation that the reli- ability of VMC is not the product of hardware reliability and software reliability, and the interactions between hardware and software faults can reduce the real reliability of VMC obviously. Furthermore, the failure undetected states and false alarming states inevitably exist in RVMCS due to the influences of limited fault monitoring coverage and false alarming probability of fault mon- itoring devices （FMD）. RVMCS operating in some failure undetected states will produce fatal threats to the safety of flight control system. RVMCS operating in some false alarming states will reduce utility of RVMCS obviously. The results abstracted in this paper can guide reliable VMC and efficient FMD designs. The methods adopted in this paper can also be used to analyze other intelligent systems＇ reliability.     

对军用航空发动机可靠性参数体系选择和指标确定的探讨

在对国外军用航空发动机可靠性参数体系和指标的统计及应用原则进行探讨、分析的基础上，对国内某系列发动机的使用情况和故障进行了统计分折，借鉴国外对军用航空发动机可靠性定量要求的经验，综合国情提出了我国军用航空发动机可靠性参数体系和指标的建议。     

基于子模型方法的钉群连接结构强度分析研究

为了准确高效的进行飞机复合材料钉群连接结构的损伤分析和强度预测,研究了子模型方法在复杂连接结构分析中的应用技术,构造了包括总体模型和两级子模型的钉群连接结构分析模型体系,提出了子模型中螺栓连接结构的建模策略和复合材料结构损伤模拟的方法,确立了对应于损伤模式的结构破坏判据。采用本文提出的方法对波音787复合材料壁板进行接...     

多余度飞控计算机系统分级组合可靠性建模方法

系统可靠性是决定飞机飞控计算机系统(FCCS)体系结构选型的重要依据,可靠性建模技术(SRMT)是定量评价系统可靠性的关键。目前有可靠性框图(RBD)、故障树分析(FTA)、Markov随机过程和Petri网等多种系统可靠性建模方法,由于求解的途径不同,各种方法都具有优缺点。文章综合静态和动态系统可靠性建模方法特点,提出一种分类划分和分级组合的系统可靠性建模(HCRM)方法,并用该方法对Boe-ing777飞机非相似余度FCCS进行了可靠性建模。与传统方法比较,该方法将基于状态的可靠性建模方法和非状态可靠性建模方法进行组合,并基于系统静态和动态特性分级建模和求解,在一定程度上化解了复杂系统可靠性建模的复杂度和求解难度,使系统可靠性模型更加精细和符合实际系统。     

空管人因失效概率的THERP-CREAM预测方法

管制员的人为差错是导致航空器空中相撞的主要诱因,对空管人因失效概率进行有效预测是一个难题。为此,提出一种基于人误率预测技术（THERP）与认知可靠性和失误率分析模型CREAM）的组合空管人因失效概率预测方法,基于THERP 技术二叉树模型构建事故发展基本脉络,再基于CREAM 方法对各个人误行为触发概率进行修正,从而得出更为准确的概率预测结果。通过相似事故的对比分析,结果表明：本文提出的预测方法可识别关键性的事故影响因子,以便制定有针对性的管控措施,从而为研究预测空管人因失效概率提供了一种有效的分析手段。