Title :
Some New Proofs of Results on Hazard-Rate Functions
Author_Institution :
Graduate student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Calif. 90024.
Abstract :
Simple proofs are given for the properties of hazard-rate functions of systems, whose subsystems are operating sequentially (in series) or simultaneously (in parallel) and whose hazard-rate characteristics are known.
Keywords :
Capacity planning; Distribution functions; Frequency estimation; Hazards; Metallization; Operating systems; Probability density function; Random variables; Reliability theory; Zinc;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1971.5216126