Experimenting the RAMSAS method in the reliability analysis of an Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS)

For the reliability analysis of modern large-scale systems new techniques centered on model-based approaches are emerging. Benefitting from the avail ble modeling practices these techniques incorporate the use of simulation to flexibly evaluate the system relia bility indices and compare different design choices. In th is context, RAMSAS, a model-based method which supports the reliability analysis of systems throug h simulation, has been recently proposed. This paper ims at further evaluating the effectiveness and suitabi l y of RAMSAS through a real case study concerning the reliability analysis of an Attitude Determination a nd Control System (ADCS) of a satellite.

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