• DocumentCode
    1353614
  • Title

    Failure Distributions of Consecutive-k-out-of-n:F Systems

  • Author

    Chen, Robert W. ; Hwang, Frank K.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Mathematics and Computer Science; University of Miami; Coral Gables, Florida 33124 USA
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1985
  • Firstpage
    338
  • Lastpage
    341
  • Abstract
    Most literature on consecutive-k-out-of-n:F systems gives recursive equations for computing the system reliability. This paper gives a formula for computing the system reliability directly. Using this formula, the system failure distribution is derived. Upper and lower bounds for the system reliability or the system failure distribution are given. Some numerical examples are included.
  • Keywords
    Art; Circuits; Distributed computing; Equations; Petroleum; Pipelines; Random variables; Reliability theory; Stochastic processes; Telecommunication computing; Consecutive-k-out-of-n:F system; Failure distribution; Stochastic process;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9529
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TR.1985.5222180
  • Filename
    5222180
    • Link To Document
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