Title :
Symmetric relations in multistate systems
Author :
Xue, Jianan ; Yang, Kai
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. & Manuf. Eng., Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI, USA
fDate :
12/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper: (1) derives the upper bound for the number of critical upper (lower) vectors to level j of a monotone increasing multi-state system; (2) discusses the symmetric relations among the components; (3) gives several theoretical conclusions; and (4) proposes a simplified form for the structure function of the multi-state systems with symmetric relations
Keywords :
failure analysis; reliability theory; critical lower vector; critical upper vector; multistate systems; reliability analysis; structure function; symmetric relations; upper bound; Boolean functions; Failure analysis; Reliability engineering; Systems engineering and theory; Upper bound;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
