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Background:

  • Increasing system complexity necessitates advanced methods for system reliability analysis.
  • Traditional heuristic optimization methods face challenges with nonlinear objective functions and constraints in reliability analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a hybrid optimization method for system reliability and redundancy allocation.
  • To address the nonlinear nature of objective functions and constraints in system reliability.

Main Methods:

  • A hybrid optimization method combining the shuffled frog leaping algorithm (SFLA) and bacterial foraging algorithm (BFA).
  • Incorporation of random grouping strategy to maintain population diversity.
  • Utilization of Levy flight update strategy to enhance global search capabilities.
  • Introduction of migration operations to escape local optima.

Main Results:

  • The proposed hybrid SFLA-BFA method was tested on mathematical problems and a system reliability model.
  • The methodology demonstrated superior performance compared to common existing methods.
  • The approach successfully achieved the maximum system reliability value.

Conclusions:

  • The novel hybrid optimization method effectively solves system reliability and redundancy allocation problems.
  • The enhanced SFLA algorithm provides a robust solution for complex systems with nonlinear characteristics.
  • This approach offers a significant advancement in achieving maximum system reliability.