System Reliability Analysis: Transition from Binary to Multi-State Models
暫譯: 系統可靠性分析：從二元模型轉換到多狀態模型

這本書涵蓋了基於狀態性能系統和二進制系統的基本和進階技術。各章節將重點介紹可靠性預測、串聯-並聯以及複雜建模。它展示了使用 Petri Nets 進行的安全關鍵系統的動態可靠性分析，以及具有修補功能的軟體的動態資源分配建模。該文本還說明了具有 Weibull 介面的系統的半馬可夫分析。

這本書：
- 全面討論電動車系統的以可靠性為中心的維護建模。
- 涵蓋產品開發階段下的多狀態系統的可靠性建模，以及多狀態退化系統的可靠性評估。
- 檢視自然啟發技術在系統可靠性優化中的角色。
- 探索火車控制系統的 RAMS 管理的實際挑戰和解決方案。
- 展示了評估牽引電驅動的多狀態系統可靠性的方法論，包括過載模式。

本書主要為工業工程、系統工程、製造工程、生產工程、機械工程和數學領域的研究生和學術研究人員撰寫。

Akshay Kumar received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degree in science from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India, in 2010 and 2012, and the Ph.D. degree major in Mathematics and minor in Computer science from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India, in 2017. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun in India. He currently teaching LLP and Probability and Statistics in B.Sc.(H) and taught Group Theory, Numerical Methods, Business Statistics, Discrete Mathematics, Engineering Mathematics-III and in PG level taught OR, Linear Algebra and Discrete Structure. He is a regular Reviewer for more than 43 international journals. He has published 80 plus research papers in Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation., Emerald, Inderscience, International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences, IGI Global Publisher, MDPI, Cambridge Scientific Publishers, Springer nature, Elsevier Multimedia Tools and Applications and many other national and international journals of repute and presented his works at national and international conferences. Also, he has published 3 books (edited) with international publishers. His fields of research are reliability theory, fuzzy reliability, signature reliability and applied Mathematics. He has been awarded recently "Outstanding Researcher Award" in 2019-2020 at Graphic Era Hill University Dehradun India and in 15th and 16th Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress 2020-2022 for his significant contribution in academics and research at Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, India.

Mangey Ram received the Ph.D. degree major in Mathematics and minor in Computer Science from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India in 2008. He has been a Faculty Member for around fifteen years and has taught several core courses in pure and applied mathematics at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate levels. He is currently the Research Professor at Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, India. Before joining the Graphic Era, he was a Deputy Manager (Probationary Officer) with Syndicate Bank for a short period. He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences; Journal of Reliability and Statistical Studies; Journal of Graphic Era University; Series Editor of six Book Series with reputed publishers and the Guest Editor & Associate Editor with various journals. He has published 400 plus publications (journal articles/books/book chapters/conference articles) in many national and international journals and conferences. Also, he has published more than 60 books (authored/edited) with international publishers. His fields of research are reliability theory and applied mathematics. Dr. Ram is a Senior Member of the IEEE, the Senior Life Member of the Operational Research Society of India, the Society for Reliability Engineering, Quality and Operations Management in India, Indian Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics, He has been a member of the organizing committee of a number of international and national conferences, seminars, and workshops. He has been conferred with the "Young Scientist Award" by the Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology, Dehradun, in 2009. He has been awarded the "Best Faculty Award" in 2011; the "Research Excellence Award" in 2015; "Outstanding Researcher Award" in 2018 for his significant contribution to academics and research at Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, India. Also, he has received the "Excellence in Research of the Year-2021 Award" by the Honourable Chief Minister of Uttarakhand State, India, and the "Emerging Mathematician of Uttarakhand" state award by the Director, Uttarakhand Higher Education. Recently, he received the "Distinguished Service Award-2023" for the subject & nation development by Vijñāna Parishad of India.

Rajesh S. Prabhu Gaonkar is presently a Professor on Deputation at School of Mechanical Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Goa (IIT Goa). He is B.E. (Mechanical Engg., 1993), M.E. (Industrial Engg., 1997), P.G.D.O.M. (I.G.N.O.U., 2000), Ph.D. (I.I.T. Bombay, 2007) and a Research Fellow at National University of Singapore (2010-2011). He is Former Professor and Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Goa College of Engineering and Former Dean of Faculty of Engineering at the Goa University. He is Associate Editor of the International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management and Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences. He is on reviewer panel of more than 20 International Journals. Prof. Rajesh S. Prabhu Gaonkar is first recipient (awardee) of the Goa State Award for Meritorious Teacher in Technical Education for the year 2015. This is awarded in public recognition of valuable services to the community as a teacher of outstanding merit. He is recipient of prestigious Fellowship of Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering (IIIE) for his immense contribution in the field of industrial engineering in the state of Goa and recipient of Dr. J. M. Mahajan Award for the year 2016-17 by Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering for contributing substantially to the spread/ propagation of Industrial Engineering in Education i.e. in Institutes and in university. He is also a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India). Prof. Rajesh S. Prabhu Gaonkar was awarded "Diploma of Excellence" for the paper presentation at DQM International Reliability Summer School by D.Q.M. Research Center in Serbia in 2005. He has also bagged best paper award at four International Conferences. He has published over 90 research papers in various National & International Conferences and Journals; co-authored a book on "Fuzzy Reliability -- Concepts and Applications" (2007) and co-authored a monograph "Six-Sigma: A Key to Enterprise Excellence" (2008). He was involved in organization of about 30 International Conferences in various capacities. He has total 30 years of teaching and research experience. He has four book chapters, three Indian Patents and two Australian Innovation Patents to his credit. He has successfully guided four Ph.D. students as on date. Prof. Rajesh S. Prabhu Gaonkar is Founder Chairman of Mechanical Engineering Students Association (MESA) formed to organize technical events in Mechanical Engineering and related fields at Goa College of Engineering and founder Chairman of Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering (IIIE) Goa Chapter. He conceived and implemented MESSERGY (Mechanical Engineering Students' Social and Education Responsibility and Green Initiates) voluntary sustainable project for Mechanical Engineering Students of Goa College of Engineering. His teaching areas include Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Advanced Optimization, Reliability Engineering/ Reliability based Design, CAD/CAM, Maintenance Engineering and Management, Operations Management, System Modeling and Simulation. His research areas include Fuzzy Set Applications in Reliability and Maintenance Engineering, Multi-Attribute Decision Making etc.

Yury Klochkov holds the post of Rector of Tyumen Industrial University. He has the degree of mechanical engineering from the Samara State Transport University in 2001, Postgraduate studies majoring in 05.02.23 Standardization and quality management from Samara State Aerospace University (National Research University) (SSAU) in 2006 and Doctorate degree majoring in 05.02.23 Standardization and quality management from Samara State Aerospace University (National Research University) (SSAU) 2012. He has achieved many awards, certificates and acknowledgements like in 2007 the Potanin Foundation for young teachers grant holder, in 2014 the certificate of little Russian Quality Leader, Amity University Professor Emeritus certificate in 2016. In 2018 Dr. Yury Klochkov was the St. Petersburg Government prize winner for excellence in higher education and secondary professional education and in 2019 he got the acknowledgment for dedicated work and high standard of professionalism by Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. He is also the guest editor of many special issues of magazines like Key Engineering Materials, Scientific.net, Resources, MDPI, International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, Springer, International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering, World Scientific and International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences (IJMEMS). He is the visiting professor in Amity University and University of Kragujevac conferences. His total number of published research articles is 193. His H-index in Scopus with 58 publications is 20 and in WoS with 45 publications is 15. His total number of Teaching and Learning publications is 16. He also was certified by the Academic Methodological Association and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation of the most significant Teaching and Learning publications.

**阿克沙伊·庫馬爾**於2010年和2012年分別在印度梅魯特的查烏達里·查蘭·辛格大學獲得理學士和理學碩士學位，並於2017年在印度潘塔納加爾的G.B. Pant農業與技術大學獲得數學專業的博士學位，輔修計算機科學。他目前在印度德拉敦的Graphic Era Hill University數學系擔任助理教授，教授B.Sc.(H)的線性規劃（LLP）和機率與統計，並教授群論、數值方法、商業統計、離散數學、工程數學-III等課程，於研究生階段教授運籌學、線性代數和離散結構。他是超過43本國際期刊的定期審稿人，已在《統計通訊 - 模擬與計算》、《Emerald》、《Inderscience》、《國際數學、工程與管理科學期刊》、《IGI Global出版社》、《MDPI》、《劍橋科學出版社》、《Springer Nature》、《Elsevier多媒體工具與應用》等多本國內外知名期刊上發表了80篇以上的研究論文，並在國內外會議上展示了他的研究成果。此外，他還與國際出版社共同編輯出版了3本書籍。他的研究領域包括可靠性理論、模糊可靠性、簽名可靠性和應用數學。他最近在2019-2020年獲得了Graphic Era Hill University的「傑出研究者獎」，並在2020-2022年第15屆和第16屆烏塔拉坎德州科學與技術大會上因其在學術和研究方面的重大貢獻而獲獎。

**曼基·拉姆**於2008年在印度潘塔納加爾的G.B. Pant農業與技術大學獲得數學專業的博士學位，輔修計算機科學。他擔任教職約十五年，教授多門純數學和應用數學的核心課程，涵蓋本科、研究生和博士階段。目前他是印度德拉敦的Graphic Era（被認可的大學）的研究教授。在加入Graphic Era之前，他曾在Syndicate Bank擔任副經理（見習官）一段時間。他是《國際數學、工程與管理科學期刊》、《可靠性與統計研究期刊》、《Graphic Era大學期刊》的主編，並擔任多本知名出版社的六本書系列的系列編輯，以及多本期刊的客座編輯和副編輯。他在許多國內外期刊和會議上發表了400篇以上的出版物（期刊文章/書籍/書章/會議文章）。此外，他還與國際出版社共同出版了60本以上的書籍（作者/編輯）。他的研究領域包括可靠性理論和應用數學。拉姆博士是IEEE的高級會員，印度運籌學會的高級終身會員，印度可靠性工程、質量與運營管理學會的會員，印度工業與應用數學學會的會員。他曾參與多個國際和國內會議、研討會和工作坊的組織委員會。他於2009年獲得烏塔拉坎德州科學與技術委員會頒發的「青年科學家獎」。他於2011年獲得「最佳教職員獎」，2015年獲得「研究卓越獎」，2018年因其在Graphic Era被認可的大學的學術和研究方面的重大貢獻而獲得「傑出研究者獎」。此外，他還獲得了烏塔拉坎德州首席部長頒發的「2021年研究卓越獎」，以及烏塔拉坎德州高等教育主任頒發的「烏塔拉坎德新興數學家」州獎。最近，他因對學科和國家的發展作出的貢獻而獲得了印度Vijñāna Parishad頒發的「2023年傑出服務獎」。

**拉傑什·S·普拉布·高恩卡**目前是印度果阿理工學院機械科學學院的教授。他擁有1993年的機械工程學士學位、1997年的工業工程碩士學位、2000年的I.G.N.O.U.的高級文憑（P.G.D.O.M.）、2007年的I.I.T.孟買博士學位，以及2010-2011年在新加坡國立大學的研究員資格。他曾擔任果阿工程學院機械工程系的教授和系主任，以及果阿大學工程學院的院長。他是《國際系統保證工程與管理期刊》的副編輯，以及《國際數學、工程與管理科學期刊》的編輯委員會成員。他是超過20本國際期刊的審稿委員。拉傑什·S·普拉布·高恩卡教授是2015年果阿州技術教育優秀教師獎的首位獲獎者，該獎項是對他作為傑出教師的寶貴服務的公開認可。他還因在果阿州工業工程領域的巨大貢獻而獲得印度工業工程學會（IIIE）的榮譽獎學金，並因在教育中推廣工業工程而獲得2016-17年印度工業工程學會的Dr. J. M. Mahajan獎。他還是印度工程師學會的會員。拉傑什·S·普拉布·高恩卡教授於2005年在塞爾維亞的DQM國際可靠性夏季學校上發表論文時獲得了「卓越文憑」。他在四個國際會議上獲得最佳論文獎，並在各種國內外會議和期刊上發表了90篇以上的研究論文；共同撰寫了《模糊可靠性——概念與應用》（2007）一書，並共同撰寫了《六西格瑪：企業卓越的關鍵》（2008）一書。他參與組織了約30個國際會議，擁有30年的教學和研究經驗。他擁有四個書章、三項印度專利和兩項澳大利亞創新專利。他至今成功指導了四名博士生。拉傑什·S·普拉布·高恩卡教授是機械工程學生協會（MESA）的創始主席，該協會旨在組織果阿工程學院的機械工程及相關領域的技術活動，也是印度工業工程學會（IIIE）果阿分會的創始主席。他構思並實施了MESSERGY（機械工程學生的社會與教育責任及綠色倡議）這一自願可持續項目，旨在為果阿工程學院的機械工程學生提供支持。他的教學領域包括工業工程、運籌學、高級優化、可靠性工程/基於可靠性的設計、CAD/CAM、維護工程與管理、運營管理、系統建模與模擬。他的研究領域包括可靠性和維護工程中的模糊集應用、多屬性決策等。

**尤里·克洛奇科夫**擔任秋明工業大學的校長。他於2001年在薩馬拉國立交通大學獲得機械工程學位，於2006年在薩馬拉國立航空大學（國立研究大學）獲得標準化與質量管理的研究生學位，並於2012年獲得同一所大學的博士學位。他獲得了許多獎項、證書和表彰，例如2007年獲得波塔寧基金會的年輕教師獎學金，2014年獲得小俄羅斯質量領導者證書，2016年獲得阿米提大學名譽教授證書。2018年，尤里·克洛奇科夫博士因在高等教育和中等職業教育方面的卓越表現而獲得聖彼得堡政府獎，2019年因其專業標準和奉獻精神而獲得彼得大帝聖彼得堡理工大學的表彰。他還是多本期刊的特刊客座編輯，如《關鍵工程材料》、《Scientific.net》、《資源》、《MDPI》、《國際系統保證工程與管理期刊》、《Springer》、《國際可靠性、質量與安全工程期刊》、《世界科學》和《國際數學、工程與管理科學期刊》（IJMEMS）。他是阿米提大學和克拉古耶瓦茨大學會議的訪問教授。他的研究文章總數為193篇，Scopus的H指數為20（58篇出版物），WoS的H指數為15（45篇出版物）。他的教學與學習出版物總數為16篇。他還獲得了俄羅斯聯邦教育科學部和學術方法學協會的認證，成為最重要的教學與學習出版物的認證者。