Redundancy allocation for a high security control system using estimation of distribution algorithm

Abstract

Designing more reliable systems that operate without failing or stopping its operation has recently captivated the attention of researchers. The reliability engineering has focused on develop new techniques to improve the security and performance of the systems. As result of growing technology, the increasing complexity in the systems makes them more susceptible for failures. In the redundancy allocation problem (RAP) its principal objective is to maximize the availability while reducing the cost, volume or weight of the system. In this research an Estimation-of-Distribution Algorithm (EDA) approach is proposed for solving the redundancy allocation problem for a high security control system.