In the Internet of Things (IoT), various devices operate collaboratively in collecting data,
relaying information to one another, and processing information intelligently. Due to …

Clean and renewable energy is developing to realize the sustainable utilization of energy
and the harmonious development of the economy and society. Microgrids are a key …

In maritime transportation system (MTS), ports and ocean routes are essential for
establishing and maintaining effective international trade routes. However, the ability of the …

This paper studies the optimal mission abort policy for the k-out-of-n: F balanced system
performing a specific mission continually for a period of time. The system consists of m …

Existing research has been concentrated on improving the reliability of a distributed
computing system through optimizing tasks allocation, providing software redundancy and …

Advanced asset management emphasizes the collaborative schemes of maintenance and
spare part resources driven by asset health status. This paper formulates a joint optimization …

The mission reliability of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarm is the capability of the
swarm to complete its intended missions under specified operating conditions for a specified …

Catastrophic failures of safety-critical systems could result in irretrievable economic losses
and damage. To enhance the survivability of safety-critical systems, a mission can be …

The vulnerability of road network for dangerous goods transportation (RNDGT) under
cascading failure considering intentional attack is analyzed. We introduce the time …

The parallel structure in the reliability engineering is widely used in many industrial systems
such as power generation systems, pump systems, production systems and computing …