Title :
The Most Important Component in a Consecutive-k-out-of-n:F System
Author :
Papastavridis, Stavros
Author_Institution :
University of Patras, Patras, Head; Applied Mathematics Division; 261 10 Patras; GREECE.
fDate :
6/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple formula is given for the Birnbaum importance of a component in a consecutive-k-out-of-n:F system. It is proved that for i.i.d. components, the most important ones are in the middle of the sequence of components.
Keywords :
Costs; Independent component analysis; Q measurement; Reliability theory; Research and development; Telecommunication computing; Telecommunication network reliability; Birnbaum measure; Consecutive-k-out-of-n:F system; Reliability importance;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1987.5222364
