Fluctuation Mechanism and Control on System Instantaneous Availability facilitates the development of modeling and identification skills for both theoretical research and applications. Supplying a systematic introduction to the basic results in fluctuation analysis of instantaneous availability, it covers the theory, methodology, and specific engineering implementation required to conduct equipment instantaneous availability research.

Presenting practical methods and tools, the book describes how to control the matching transition of new equipment systems as a result of interactions among sub-systems. It will help readers further extend their research on steady-state availability analysis to the optimization and control over instantaneous availability that is more suitable for engineering practices.

The book provides the in-depth research on system instantaneous availability models, solutions, methodology, and frameworks required to investigate system instantaneous availability fluctuations within a certain range. Its chapters are divided into Basic and Applied components.

The Basic chapters introduce the relevant concepts about system availability, the general continuous availability model approximate solution algorithms and problems, the discrete-time systems instantaneous availability model under general probability distribution, and the system instantaneous availability model and stability proof constraint by limited time, respectively.

The Applied chapters focus on system instantaneous availability fluctuation analysis and control methods, discrete-time instantaneous availability model comparison and analysis under exponential distribution, system instantaneous availability fluctuations analysis under truncated discrete Weibull distribution, and system instantaneous availability fluctuations optimal design under truncated discrete Weibull distribution.

Presenting the material in an accessible manner, the book summarizes current research results and engineering practices. It includes many examples that illustrate the roles of the new modeling methods for instantaneous availability. It also supplies Matlab(R) code for all the calculations performed in the book.

Yi Yang earned a PhD at Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China, in 2008. She worked for five years at the Astronaut Research and Training Center, Beijing, China, and was involved in postdoctoral research at the School of Reliability and Systems Engineering, Beihang University (BUAA), Beijing, China, where she is currently an associate professor. She was a visiting scholar at the School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Western Sydney, Parramatta, Australia, for one year. Her main research interests include reliability analysis and design, repairable systems, control science, and engineering. Her recent research work includes instantaneous availability modeling methods, fluctuations analysis, and control.

Yong-Li Yu was born in 1964. He earned a BS at Shijiazhuang Mechanical Engineering College, Shijiazhuang, China, in 1982, and MS and PhD degrees at the College of East China Technology, Nanjing, China, in 1987 and 1990, respectively. Now he is a chair professor with the Maintenance Engineering Institute (MEI), Shijiazhuang, China, and an adjunct professor at Beihang University, Beijing, China. He has developed five courses and has published four books and more than 50 research papers. His main research interests include maintainability engineering and integrated logistics support.

Li-Chao Wang is a senior engineer with the 28th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, Nanjing, China. He earned his PhD at the School of Automation, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China, in 2009, and worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Reliability and Systems Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China. His research interests are in the areas of system modeling, reliability analysis, performance evaluation, integrated logistics support, and quality control