Abstract: The paper aims to find a reasonable solution to the problem of reconfigurability allocation for the series system with constrains. The concept and the computing method of reconfigurable degree for the reconfigurable system are proposed, which consider the component failure. Combining the theory of optimal redundancy allocation and the definition of reconfigurability, maximum reconfigurable degree model modelare proposed. A new heuristic algorithm is presented, which can solve the problem of resources optimization allocation with constraint conditions. The maximum of reconfigurable degree can be achieved by the method. The proposed heuristic algorithm is compared with the representative optimal redundancy allocation method, i.e., the direct search method. The simulation results demonstrate the superiority of the heuristic algorithm.

Key words: reconfigurability, reconfigurability degree, reconfigurability allocation, heuristic algorithm