Title : 
Consecutive-k-out-of-n: F Networks
         
        
            Author : 
Bollinger, R.C. ; Salvia, A.A.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Department of Mathematics, Division of Natural Sciences and Engineering; Behrend College, Pennsylvania State University; Erie, PA 16563 USA.
         
        
        
        
            fDate : 
4/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
This paper develops a counting scheme for determining the reliability of a consecutive-k-out-of-n:F network. An example of such a network, a set of tables, and a comparative example are provided.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Closed-form solution; Educational institutions; Reliability engineering; Reliability theory; Consecutive-k-out-of-n:F network;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/TR.1982.5221227