Title :
A New Approach to Reliability Prediction
Author :
Chung, W.K. ; Chan, W.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Calgary, 2920 24 Ave. NW, Calgary, Alberta Canada T2N 1N4
Abstract :
A new approach determines the reliability function for systems with constant transition rates and with standby and repair, using the stochastic transition signal-flow graph. All the state probabilities of the system need not be found; instead the source-to-sink transmission is calculated. A model in the form of a stochastic transition signal-flow-graph is developed for these systems. Many results reported in the literature can be obtained from the model.
Keywords :
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Availability; Calculus; Differential equations; Logic; Probability; Random variables; Reliability; Stochastic processes; Stochastic systems;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1974.5215266
