• DocumentCode
    1341812
  • 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
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1976
  • Firstpage
    346
  • Lastpage
    348
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9529
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TR.1976.5220039
  • Filename
    5220039
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1341812