Reliability of a consecutive < e1 > k < /e1 > -out-of- < e1 > r < /e1 > -from- < e1 > n < /e1 > : < e1 > F < /e1 > system

The reliability of the consecutive < e1 > k < /e1 > -out-of- < e1 > r < /e1 > -from- < e1 > n < /e1 > :F system is studied. For < e1 > k < /e1 > =2 an explicit solution is given for < e1 > n < /e1 > components in line or in cycle in the i.i...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on reliability 1992-09, Vol.41 (3), p.442-447
Main Authors: Sfakianakis, M, Kounias, S, Hillaris, A
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The reliability of the consecutive < e1 > k < /e1 > -out-of- < e1 > r < /e1 > -from- < e1 > n < /e1 > :F system is studied. For < e1 > k < /e1 > =2 an explicit solution is given for < e1 > n < /e1 > components in line or in cycle in the i.i.d. case. For < e1 > k < /e1 > 3 sharp lower and upper bounds are given for the reliability of the system and demonstrated for different values of < e1 > n < /e1 > , < e1 > k < /e1 > , < e1 > r < /e1 > , < e1 > p < /e1 > . These bounds are exact for < e1 > r < /e1 > = < e1 > n < /e1 > , < e1 > n < /e1 > -1, < e1 > n < /e1 > -2, < e1 > n < /e1 > -3, and for these values the exact analytic solution is also given
ISSN:0018-9529
DOI:10.1109/24.159817