Due to rapid advancements on the Internet of Things (IoT), unmanned aerial vehicles
(UAVs), also known as drones, are transforming numerous military and civil application …

The rapid development of advanced sensor technologies makes it possible to monitor the
working cycle of products, which enables manufacturers to design warranty policies by …

Recent studies have shown that elements reusing through preventive replacements is
beneficial in enhancing the mission success probability (MSP) of standby systems. While …

The instability of global economic would affect us in many aspects. For some important
mission-oriented systems, if the decision-makers does not make the adequate budget …

This paper investigates an extended replacement policy for a two-unit system subject to
shocks and cumulative damage. As a shock occurs, the system suffers two types of effects …

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-aided continuous emergency communications have
recently emerged as a key solution to provide data transmission for disaster areas, thanks to …

Resilient UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) swarm operations are a complex research topic
where the dynamic environments in which they work significantly increase the chance of …

Purpose The study aims to design the limited number of random working cycle as a warranty
term and propose two types of warranties, which can help manufacturers to ensure the …

The replacement time might be scheduled during the mission executing process if the
conventional maintenance policies are adopted. The system may fall short of requirements …

A widely use of environment-friendly batteries would reduce carbon emissions for the power
battery supply chain in industries. From the point of consumers, it is an interesting problem to …