Fluctuation Mechanism and Control on System Instantaneous Availability facilitates the development of modeling and identification skills for both theoretical research and applications. Supplying an overall summary of current research results in fluctuation analysis of instantaneous availability, it covers the theory, methodology, and specific engineering implementation required to conduct equipment instantaneous availability analysis. Presenting practical methods and tools, it describes how to control the matching transition of new equipment systems as a result of interactions among sub-systems.

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

Introduction. Concepts Related to System Availability. Approximate Solution and Its Problem for General Continuous Availability Model. Instantaneous Availability Model of Discrete-Time System under General Probability Distribution. Instantaneous Availability Model of System with Finite Time Restrained and Proof of Its Stability. Analysis and Control Method for Volatility of System Instantaneous Availability. Comparative Analysis on Discrete-Time Instantaneous Availability Models under Exponential Distribution. Analysis of Instantaneous Availability Fluctuation under Truncated Discrete Weibull Distribution. Optimal Design of Instantaneous Availability Fluctuation under Truncated and Discrete Weibull Distribution. Conclusions and Prospects. References. Index.