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New optimal mission abort policies for coherent systems using signature

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  • Amin Karimi
  • Mahdi Tavangar
  • Maxim Finkelstein

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For critical systems, such as satellites and aircraft, survivability can be extremely important as failures can result in irreversible economic loss and even casualties. A mission abort policy and the subsequent rescue procedure are effective tools for increasing the survivability of systems performing missions of fixed or variable duration. However, it comes at a price of decreasing the mission success probability. Therefore, a reasonable trade-off should be achieved. This problem has been studied in numerous publications, however, we are the first to discuss general multi-component coherent systems. Moreover, the new methodology based on signatures describing coherent systems is employed for description and defining a criterion of abort. Several optimization problems are formulated and discussed. The detailed numerical examples illustrate our findings and justify the developed innovative approach.

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  • Amin Karimi & Mahdi Tavangar & Maxim Finkelstein, 2025. "New optimal mission abort policies for coherent systems using signature," Journal of Risk and Reliability, , vol. 239(6), pages 1454-1469, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:risrel:v:239:y:2025:i:6:p:1454-1469
    DOI: 10.1177/1748006X251324958
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