Title :
On the Mean Duration of Hidden Faults in Periodically Checked Systems
Author :
Schneeweiss, W.G.
Author_Institution :
Siemens AG//Rheinbrtickenstr. 50//D 75 Karlsruhe W. GERMANY
Abstract :
One occasionally assumes that the mean duration of a hidden, i.e., not immediately self-reporting, fault is approximately half the time between consecutive checks. The precision of this approximation is investigated.
Keywords :
Exponential distribution; Piecewise linear approximation; Reliability theory; Hidden fault; Mean duration; Periodic checking;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1976.5220039
