The AltaRica Association
The AltaRica Association
AltaRica 3.0 is an object-oriented modeling language dedicated to performance analyses of complex technical systems. It makes it possible to design highly reusable stochastic discrete event models.
The AltaRica step by step series aims at showing how different types of systems can be represented in AltaRica 3.0 and how their performance - to be taken in a broad sense - can be assessed by means of AltaRica 3.0 assessment tools. Each document of the series is a step by step introduction to AltaRica 3.0. We tried to minimize the number of pre-requisites so that all engineers or students in engineering disciplines can take benefit of these presentations. Beyond being a simple collection of smooth introductions to AltaRica 3.0, the AltaRica step by step series aims at gathering a versatile set of reusable modelling patterns. Using these patterns makes the learning curve steeper and the modeling process more efficient.
AltaRica 3.0 results from two decades of active academic research and industrial experience. It comes with AltaRica Wizard, an integrated modeling and simulation environment. AltaRica Wizard is coupled with a complete set of assessment tools enabling a wide variety of analyses. The specification of the language and the integrated modeling and simulation environment are developed by the not for profit AltaRica Association. They can be used free of charge for research and education purposes. The AltaRica project is supported by several academic institutions and world leading industrial partners.
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Authors : Antoine B. RAUZY.
Abstract : This document shows how reliability block diagrams can be simply and efficiently assessed with AltaRica 3.0. No prior knowledge on AltaRica 3.0 is required. This document can thus be seen as a step by step introduction to AltaRica 3.0 for those who have some basic knowledge of reliability engineering modeling formalisms. The presentation starts with the representation in AltaRica 3.0 of basic reliability block diagrams with non-repairable components. Then, it shows how they can be assessed using AltaRica 3.0 assessment tools.