Title :
On Closure under Formation of Parallel Systems
Author_Institution :
Department of Mathematics; Luleå University; S-951 87 Luleå, SWEDEN.
Abstract :
A parallel system of s-independent, identical components has the same aging property (eg, IFR or IFRA) as the components.
Keywords :
Aging; Biographies; Life testing; Maintenance; Materials reliability; Mathematics; Probability; Reliability theory; Failure rate; IFR; IFRA; Parallel system;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1984.5221888
