Title :
Recursive Algorithm to Evaluate the Reliability of a Consecutive-k-out-of-n:F System
Author :
Shanthikumar, J. George
Author_Institution :
Syracuse University, Syracuse; Systems & Industrial Engineering; University of Arizona; Tucson, AZ 85721 USA.
Abstract :
A recursive algorithm computes the reliability of a consecutive-k-out-of-n:F system with unequal component failure probabilities.
Keywords :
Algorithm design and analysis; Failure analysis; Pipelines; Reliability theory; Telecommunication network reliability; Consecutive-k-out-of-n:F system; Recursive alogorithm; System reliability;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1982.5221423
