Common cause failure (CCF) is concealed and harmful. With the increase in the number of redundant systems in aircraft, quantifying the impact of CCF is crucial for accurately calculating system failure probabilities. However, the diverse and complex redundancy configurations prevalent in modern aircraft systems often limit the applicability and analytical efficiency of existing CCF quantification methods. To address these challenges, the applicability of three CCF modeling approaches, namely the β-factor model, the α-factor model, and the square root model is analyzed. Furthermore, a failure probability correction model is constructed to quantify CCF impacts across systems with varying redundancy levels and configurations. The effectiveness and versatility are then validated on three typical aircraft system failure cases. Further, a software for correcting the failure probability of complex systems considering CCF is developed, which is highly applicable and efficient in calculation. This study not only enriches the methodologies for system safety analysis but also significantly enhances the efficiency and accuracy of CCF quantification in aerospace engineering.
Wang et al. (Sun,) studied this question.