26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-9.3.3

ADVANCED METHODOLOGIES FOR AVERAGE PROBABILITY CALCULATION FOR AEROSPACE SYSTEMS

A. Ramesh, D. Twig, T. Sharma
The Boeing Company, USA

Keywords: Airplane Systems, Average Probability, Reliability

We present advanced techniques to compute the average risk of failure of airplane systems over the life of the airplane. Average risk is more appropriate and is needed for safety certification of airplane systems with the regulatory authorities.

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