Title :
Optimal reliability of systems subject to imperfect fault-coverage
Author :
Amari, Suprasad V. ; Dugan, Joanne Bechta ; Misra, Ravindra B.
Author_Institution :
Indian Inst. of Technol., Kharagpur, India
fDate :
9/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper maximizes the reliability of systems subjected to imperfect fault-coverage. The results include the effect of common-cause failures and `maximum allowable spare limit´. The generalized results are presented and then the policies for some specific systems are given. The systems considered include parallel, parallel-series, series parallel, k-out-of-n, and NMR (k-out-of-(2k-1)) systems. The results are generalized for the non s-identical component case
Keywords :
consecutive system reliability; failure analysis; fault tolerance; optimisation; redundancy; reliability theory; NMR (k-out-of-(2k-1)) systems; common-cause failures; imperfect fault-coverage; k-out-of-n systems; maximum allowable spare limit; non s-identical component case; optimal systems reliability; parallel systems; parallel-series systems; series parallel systems; Computer errors; Fault tolerant systems; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Redundancy; Reliability;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
