Monte Carlo Simulations

RAM Commander employs a Monte Carlo event-driven simulator to evaluate RBDs. You can customize the simulator parameters and report output to generate the report you need.

Use the Monte Carlo when there is no analytical solution for the RBD you have defined. This includes the following cases:

•	Complicated reliability structures, including complex redundancy.

•	For a k-out-of-n block when the failure distribution of an item is not exponentially distributed or K-out-of-n from different elements.

•	Derivation of availability curves in a non-steady, transient state.

•	RBD contains identical elements.

•	Studying the impact of periodical inspection strategy on reliability and availability.

Set up Monte-Carlo parameters usign "Monte Carlo Configuration" dialog and then run the simulation from "Calculation" menu - see next paragraph "To initiate Monte-Carlo simulation" for more information.