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Simulation-Based Dependability Analysis of Systems in Multiple Time-Horizons

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Dependability Engineering and Complex Systems (DepCoS-RELCOMEX 2016)

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When designing and operating any technical system, it is essential to take into account the possible faults that may occur during its operation. Dependability analysis lets us determine the level of redundancy that ensures continuity of service at an economically justified level of assurance. The analysis tends to underemphasize the extremely improbable, simultaneous failures of all or almost all system components. Yet, these situations should not be ignored as their consequences are often disastrous. The use of straightforward simulation in this case is very difficult—there is a huge disparity between the timescales of occurrence of the various types of events (connected with system functioning, fault occurrence and catastrophic breakdowns). The paper presents some experience with applying a unified simulation approach to deal with these multiple time-horizons. The usefulness of the proposed approach is demonstrated in two test studies: a discrete transport system and a web based information system.

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  1. Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-320, Wrocław, Poland

    Tomasz Walkowiak & Dariusz Caban

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  1. Department of Computer Engineering, Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław, Poland

    Wojciech Zamojski

  2. Department of Computer Engineering, Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław, Poland

    Jacek Mazurkiewicz

  3. Department of Computer Engineering, Wrocław University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland

    Jarosław Sugier

  4. Department of Computer Engineering, Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław, Poland

    Tomasz Walkowiak

  5. Polish Academy of Sciences, Systems Research Institute, Warszawa, Poland

    Janusz Kacprzyk

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Walkowiak, T., Caban, D. (2016). Simulation-Based Dependability Analysis of Systems in Multiple Time-Horizons. In: Zamojski, W., Mazurkiewicz, J., Sugier, J., Walkowiak, T., Kacprzyk, J. (eds) Dependability Engineering and Complex Systems. DepCoS-RELCOMEX 2016. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 470. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39639-2_47

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