This two volume book covers the recent applications of computational intelli gence techniques in reliability engineering. Research in the area of computational intelligence is growing rapidly due to the many successful applications of these new techniques in very diverse problems. "Computational Intelligence" covers many fields such as neural networks, fu zzy logic, evolutionary computing, and their hybrids and derivatives. Many indus tries have benefited from adopting this technology. The increased number of patents and diverse range of products devel oped using computational intelligence...

Many real-world systems in engineering are composed of multi-state components that have different performance levels and several failure modes. These have effects on the entire system's performance.

Most books on reliability theory are devoted to traditional binary models that only allow a system either to function perfectly or fail completely.

The Universal Generating Function in Reliability Analysis and Optimization is the first book that gives a comprehensive description of the universal generating function technique and its applications in both binary and...

This two volume book covers the recent applications of computational intelli gence techniques in reliability engineering. Research in the area of computational intelligence is growing rapidly due to the many successful applications of these new techniques in very diverse problems. "Computational Intelligence" covers many fields such as neural networks, fu zzy logic, evolutionary computing, and their hybrids and derivatives. Many indus tries have benefited from adopting this technology. The increased number of patents and diverse range of products devel oped using computational intelligence...