EE4673/5673 - Embedded Systems

Module 7 Assignment
Problem 1
Given the following system:
1-out-of-2
required

2-out-of-3
required

2
5

Standbyredundancy

6
1
3

Calculate the system reliability for a 100hr mission given the following failure rates:
1 12 10 5 failures/hr

2 2 10 4 failures/hr
3 110 5 failures/hr
4 10 10 5 failures/hr
5 10 10 5 failures/hr
6 5 10 5 failures/hr
7 10 10 5 failures/hr

Problem 2
Given the following state diagram of a pump system. This pump system can be in good
working order and deliver full output (state 0). Under certain conditions the pump may
only be able to deliver partial output (state 1), and when failed it delivers no output
(state 2). The state transition diagram for this pump system is given below. All numbers
in this diagram are either failure or repair rates in failures/repairs per hour.

Answer the following questions:

(a)

Set up the set of differential equations that describe this system.

(b)

Given an update time of t = 0.l hr draw the discrete Markov chain.

(c)

Provide the state transition matrix for the discrete Markov chain found under (b).

EE5673 Embedded Systems

Module 7 Dependability Part 3 MATLAB Project
Consider the discrete Markov chain diagram shown on slide 22 of the
Module 7 notes:

Perform the following tasks:

1) Write a Matlab function that returns the state transition
matrix for the above two-bus, three-processors system
given the bus failure rate (1), processor failure rate (2)
and time interval (t) as inputs.
2) Given 1 = 2x10-4 failures/hr and 2 = 1x10-5 failures/hr
and t = 0.1 hr, generate a graph of the state
probabilities as a function of time.
3) Compute the steady state state probability vector.
4) Provide a write-up (in Word or other comparable text
editor) of your findings. Include all the plots in your text
with correct cross-references to them in the text. Also,
include a short discussion for each of the plots and
tasks and make sure to include references to any
equations or documents that you used.

In your electronic submission you must include your report and all your
Matlab source files.