Reliability assessment for load‐sharing systems with exponential components using statistical expansion as a correction

Among recent system models, one specific type of system is generally used to model the dependence among components. Components are connected parallel in such systems as they fail one by one and are supposed to share the system work load. The model is thus referred to as the load‐sharing system model. Despite the availability of extensive reliability assessment methods for different systems, load‐sharing systems have not received enough attention from the scholars who have studied reliability assessment so far. Load‐sharing systems are generally designed for high levels of reliability. Therefore, tests for such systems can be expensive and time consuming. Limitation on resources always leads to small test sample sizes. This increases the difficulties associated with obtaining an accurate and robust system reliability assessment result. This paper proposes a novel assessment method for a certain type of load‐sharing system with components following exponential lifetime distributions. Based on the parameter estimation of the system reliability model, we introduce the Winterbottom‐Cornish‐Fisher asymptotic expansion method for implementing a correction of normal approximation. We demonstrate the accuracy of our method through a series of examples and simulation studies.     

Fundamental solution of the time‐fractional telegraph Dirac operator

In this work, we obtain the fundamental solution (FS) of the multidimensional time‐fractional telegraph Dirac operator where the 2 time‐fractional derivatives of orders α∈]0,1] and β∈]1,2] are in the Caputo sense. Explicit integral and series representation of the FS are obtained for any dimension. We present and discuss some plots of the FS for some particular values of the dimension and of the fractional parameters α and β. Finally, using the FS, we study some Poisson and Cauchy problems.     

Finite‐time stability and boundedness of switched nonlinear time‐delay systems under state‐dependent switching

This article investigates the finite‐time stability, stabilization, and boundedness problems for switched nonlinear systems with time‐delay. Unlike the existing average dwell‐time technique based on time‐dependent switching strategy, largest region function strategy, that is, state‐dependent switching control strategy is adopted to design the switching signal, which does not require the switching instants to be given in advance. Some sufficient conditions which guarantee finite‐time stable, stabilization, and boundedness of switched nonlinear systems with time‐delay are presented in terms of linear matrix inequalities. Detail proofs are given using multiple Lyapunov‐like functions. A numerical example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Complexity 21: 267–275, 2015     

Controllability and stabilizability of linear time‐varying distributed hereditary control systems

This paper is concerned with the controllability and stabilizability problem for control systems described by a time‐varying linear abstract differential equation with distributed delay in the state variables. An approximate controllability property is established, and for periodic systems, the stabilization problem is studied. Assuming that the semigroup of operators associated with the uncontrolled and non delayed equation is compact, and using the characterization of the asymptotic stability in terms of the spectrum of the monodromy operator of the uncontrolled system, it is shown that the approximate controllability property is a sufficient condition for the existence of a periodic feedback control law that stabilizes the system. The result is extended to include some systems which are asymptotically periodic. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Birnbaum‐Saunders distribution: A review of models,analysis, and applications

Birnbaum and Saunders introduced a two‐parameter lifetime distribution to model the fatigue life of a metal, subject to cyclic stress. Since then, extensive work has been done on this model providing different interpretations, constructions, generalizations, inferential methods, and extensions to bivariate, multivariate, and matrix‐variate cases. More than 200 papers and one research monograph have already appeared describing all these aspects and developments. In this paper, we provide a detailed review of all these developments and, at the same time, indicate several open problems that could be considered for further research.     

q‐Bernstein polynomials related to q‐Frobenius–Euler polynomials,l‐functions,and q‐Stirling numbers

The aim of this paper was to derive new identities and relations associated with the q‐Bernstein polynomials, q‐Frobenius–Euler polynomials, l‐functions, and q‐Stirling numbers of the second kind. We also give some applications related to theses polynomials and numbers. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Generalized fractional‐order Jacobi functions for solving a nonlinear systems of fractional partial differential equations numerically

In this paper, a collocation spectral numerical algorithm is presented for solving nonlinear systems of fractional partial differential equations subject to different types of conditions. A proposed error analysis investigates the convergence of the mentioned algorithm. Some numerical examples confirm the efficiency and accuracy of the method.     

Statistical approximation properties of the Durrmeyer type q‐Bleimann,Butzer, and Hahn operators

In this paper, we introduce a Durrmeyer‐type generalization of q‐Bleimann, Butzer, and Hahn operators based on q‐integers and obtain statistical approximation properties of these operators with the help of the Korovkin type statistical approximation theorem. We also compute rates of statistical convergence of these q‐type operators by means of the modulus of continuity and Lipschitz‐type maximal function, respectively. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Some applications of the Gamma and polygamma functions involving convolutions of the Rayleigh functions,multiple Euler sums and log‐sine integrals

The Gamma function and its n th logarithmic derivatives (that is, the polygamma or the psi‐functions) have found many interesting and useful applications in a variety of subjects in pure and applied mathematics. Here we mainly apply these functions to treat convolutions of the Rayleigh functions by recalling a general identity expressing a certain class of series as psi‐functions and to evaluate a class of log‐sine integrals in an algorithmic way. We also evaluate some Euler sums and give much simpler psi‐function expressions for some known parameterized multiple sums (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Modeling and analysis of system reliability using phase‐type distribution closure properties

Phase‐type distribution closure properties are utilized to devise algorithms for generating reliability functions of systems with basic structures. These structures include series, parallel, K‐out‐of‐N, and standby structures with perfect/imperfect switch. The algorithms form a method for system reliability modeling and analysis based on the relationship between the system lifetime and component lifetimes for general structures. The proposed method is suitable for functional system reliability analysis, which can produce reliability functions of systems with independent components instead of only system reliability values. Once the system reliability function is obtained, other reliability measures such as the system's hazard function and mean time to failure can be obtained efficiently using only matrix algebra. Dimensional and numerical comparisons with computerized symbolic processing are also presented to show the superiority of the proposed method.     

Well‐posed fractional calculus operator: Obtaining new transformations formulas involving Gauss hypergeometric functions with rational quadratic,cubic, and higher degree arguments

In this paper, we propose a systematic method for discovering new transformation formulas for the Gauss hypergeometric function with quadratic and rational (quadratic, cubic, and of higher degree) arguments. These new transformation formulas are obtained from known transformation formulas given in 1881 by Goursat (E. Goursat, Sur l'Équation différentielle linéaire qui admet pour intégrale la série hypergéométrique, Annales scientifique de l'É. N. S., 2e série tome 10 [1881], 3–142). This method relies on the use of the well‐posed fractional calculus operator introduced by Tremblay (R. Tremblay, Une contribution à la théorie de la dérivée fractionnaire, Doctoral thesis, Université Laval, Québec, Canada [1974]). We illustrate the effectiveness of the method by giving several presumably new transformation formulas for the Gauss hypergeometric function.     

A certain class of weighted statistical convergence and associated Korovkin‐type approximation theorems involving trigonometric functions

The subject of statistical convergence has attracted a remarkably large number of researchers due mainly to the fact that it is more general than the well‐established theory of the ordinary (classical) convergence. In the year 2013, Edely et al 17 introduced and studied the notion of weighted statistical convergence. In our present investigation, we make use of the (presumably new) notion of the deferred weighted statistical convergence to present Korovkin‐type approximation theorems associated with the periodic functions , and defined on a Banach space . In particular, we apply our concept of the deferred weighted statistical convergence with a view to proving a Korovkin‐type approximation theorem for periodic functions and also to demonstrate that our result is a nontrivial extension of several known Korovkin‐type approximation theorems which were given in earlier works. Moreover, we establish another result for the rate of the deferred weighted statistical convergence for the same set of functions. Finally, we consider a number of interesting special cases and illustrative examples in support of our definitions and of the results which are presented in this paper.     

Synchronization of nonlinear master–slave systems under input delay and slope‐restricted input nonlinearity

This article addresses the synchronization of nonlinear master–slave systems under input time‐delay and slope‐restricted input nonlinearity. The input nonlinearity is transformed into linear time‐varying parameters belonging to a known range. Using the linear parameter varying (LPV) approach, applying the information of delay range, using the triple‐integral‐based Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional and utilizing the bounds on nonlinear dynamics of the nonlinear systems, nonlinear matrix inequalities for designing a simple delay‐range‐dependent state feedback control for synchronization of the drive and response systems is derived. The proposed controller synthesis condition is transformed into an equivalent but relatively simple criterion that can be solved through a recursive linear matrix inequality based approach by application of cone complementary linearization algorithm. In contrast to the conventional adaptive approaches, the proposed approach is simple in design and implementation and is capable to synchronize nonlinear oscillators under input delays in addition to the slope‐restricted nonlinearity. Further, time‐delays are treated using an advanced delay‐range‐dependent approach, which is adequate to synchronize nonlinear systems with either higher or lower delays. Furthermore, the resultant approach is applicable to the input nonlinearity, without using any adaptation law, owing to the utilization of LPV approach. A numerical example is worked out, demonstrating effectiveness of the proposed methodology in synchronization of two chaotic gyro systems. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Complexity 21: 220–233, 2016     

Unitary couplings,scattering suboperators and regular factorizations of bounded operator‐valued functions III

The present part of the paper develops a geometrical approach to the study of factorizations of contractive operator functions in the class . The proposed approach is based on the methods of the theory of unitary couplings elaborated in the previous sections of this article. This technique is related, first of all, to the concepts of a factorizing channel of a coupling and the factorization of the scattering suboperator of this coupling that it generates.     

Integrable couplings,bi‐integrable couplings and their Hamiltonian structures of the Giachetti–Johnson soliton hierarchy

On the basis of zero curvature equations from semi‐direct sums of Lie algebras, we construct integrable couplings of the Giachetti–Johnson hierarchy of soliton equations. We also establish Hamiltonian structures of the resulting integrable couplings by the variational identity. Moreover, we obtain bi‐integrable couplings of the Giachetti–Johnson hierarchy and their Hamiltonian structures by applying a class of non‐semisimple matrix loop algebras consisting of triangular block matrices. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.