• DocumentCode
    1345933
  • Title

    k-out-of-n:G Systems Are Preferable

  • Author

    Phillips, M.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Mathematics; Leicester University; Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 7RH ENGLAND.
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1980
  • fDate
    6/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    166
  • Lastpage
    169
  • Abstract
    The k-out-of-n: G systems are shown to be preferable to any other s-coherent systems when a) the i.i.d. components have two failure modes and b) the criterion used for deciding preference is a linear function of the probability of the system failing to idle (failing in mode 2).
  • Keywords
    Reliability theory; Convex combination; Optimum system; Path number; Two failure modes; s-Coherent system;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9529
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TR.1980.5220766
  • Filename
    5220766
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1345933