On 03.02.2023, at 11:13, Stéphane Mottelet <stephane.motte...@utc.fr> wrote: > > Thanks for the code. > > Just a remark on the notations, you should write : > > F(T) = Int_{0}^{T} PHI(t) . f(T-t) . dt > > i.e. not F(t) since t is mute. > > However, you should pay attention to the delay notion associated with > convolution and the relationships between discrete convolution and continuous > convolution. I am not sure that the output of conv matches with a given > discretization of the integral above. Maybe rectangle method, but I am not > sure at all. Anyway, you should have F(0)=0 which does not seem to be the > case in your graph.
F(t), of course. But the formula is fundamentally wrong and one should have seen it already from a dimensional consideration. Correct should be F(t) = Int_{0}^{T} (d PHI(t)/dt) . f(T-t) . dt Hope you can help between conv and convol and possible something else. Heinz > Dear SciLab Friends: > > I have an object consisting of many (~10,000) small components that can fail > in a statistical way during long-term operation at extreme conditions. > > My primary failure model is described by PHI(t) going monotonically from zero > to one at times from t=0 to T. In the computer, this is realized in n > timesteps. > > Mechanism 2: There is a secondary failure mechanism that starts only when a > component has previously failed by mechanism 1 and occurs after some delay. > The delay function is f(t) and final expression for the evolution of the > mechanism 2 failure is given by: > > F(t) = Int_{0}^{T} PHI(t) . f(T-t) . dt > > a classical convolution Faltungsintegral. > > In Scilab, I write > > F= conv(PHI, f, "same")/ n; > > and the resulting function F looks reasonable for most of the time. Under > some conditions, however, I can have > > F>PHI > > at early stages, but this is physically impossible. Because it comes later, F > must always be below PHI. > What do I do wrong? > Heinz > > _________________________ > PS: massively simplified code below...... > > k=1E-7; // corrosion rate(s-1) in mechanism #1 > n=100; // number of timesteps > t=(1:n)'; // time in days > ts= 3600*t; // time in seconds > PHI= 1 - exp(-((k*ts)^2)); // failure fraction in mechanism #1 > plot("nl", t, PHI, 'r--'); > f= 1 - exp(-ts/3E5); // "pure" failure fraction in mechanism #2 > F=conv(PHI,f,"same")/length(t); //"convoluted" failure fraction mechanism #2 > plot(t,F,'b--'); > legend('failure fraction #1','subsequent failure fraction #2',4); > xlabel('time (hours)'); > ylabel('failure fraction'); > title('Component failure evolution #1 is followed by #2'); _______________________________________________ users mailing list - users@lists.scilab.org Click here to unsubscribe: <mailto:users-unsubscr...@lists.scilab.org> https://lists.scilab.org/mailman/listinfo/users This email and any attachments are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and may be confidential and/or privileged. If you are not one of the named recipients or have received this email in error, (i) you should not read, disclose, or copy it, (ii) please notify sender of your receipt by reply email and delete this email and all attachments, (iii) Dassault Systèmes does not accept or assume any liability or responsibility for any use of or reliance on this email. Please be informed that your personal data are processed according to our data privacy policy as described on our website. Should you have any questions related to personal data protection, please contact 3DS Data Protection Officer https://www.3ds.com/privacy-policy/contact/