"Fundamentals of Reliability Theory" course mainly introduces the basic theory of reliability. Through the study of this course, students will be able to systematically master the basic concepts, methods, and techniques of reliability, and initially possess the ability of reliability modeling, analysis, and design.

The course contains 4 chapters. Chapter 1 mainly introduces the history of reliability, modern quality concepts, and the basic concept of reliability. Chapter 2 introduces the fundamentals of reliability, maintainability, and availability characteristics and their commonly used distributions, as well as corresponding calculation methods. Chapter 3 introduces the most widely methods of reliability allocation and prediction. Chapter 4 introduces the reliability analysis methods, such as FMECA (Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis) and FTA (Fault Tree Analysis). 

The intention of this course is to provide the necessary basic knowledge and theoretical basis for subsequent professional courses.

[1] E. A. Elsayed, Reliability Engineering (Second Edition), Willey, New York, 2012.

[2] M. Rausand, System Reliability Theory - Models, Statistical Methods, and Applications (Second Edition), Willey, New York, 2014.