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Saddlepoint Approximation Method in Reliability Analysis: A Review

Debiao Meng^1,2,*, Yipeng Guo^1,2, Yihe Xu³, Shiyuan Yang^1,2,*, Yongqiang Guo⁴, Lidong Pan⁴, Xinkai Guo²

1 School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China
2 Institute of Electronic and Information Engineering of UESTC in Guangdong, Dongguan, 523808, China
3 Glasgow College, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China
4 Beijing Research Institute of Mechanical & Electrical Technology, Ltd., Beijing, 100083, China

* Corresponding Authors: Debiao Meng. Email: ; Shiyuan Yang. Email: