DocumentCode :
1353892
Title :
Reliability Evaluation of Multistate Systems with Multistate Components
Author :
Aven, Terje
Author_Institution :
University of Oslo, Oslo; Rogaland College; 4000 Stavanger, NORWAY.
Issue :
5
fYear :
1985
Firstpage :
473
Lastpage :
479
Abstract :
This paper presents two efficient algorithms for reliability evaluation of monotone multistate systems with s-independent multistate components. The algorithms are based on the Doulliez & Jamoulle decomposition method. Algorithm 1 requires the minimal paths to be known; Algorithm 2 requires the minimal cuts to be known (the state of the system need not be specified for each vector of component states). Computer programs for implementing the algorithms are given. Computational-times are presented, and compared with the ``Inclusion-Exclusion Method´´ and the ``State Enumeration Method´´. The results demonstrate clearly the superiority of the algorithms to the two other methods.
Keywords :
Algorithm design and analysis; Indium tin oxide; Reliability theory; State-space methods; Cut set; Multistate component; Multistate system; Path set; Reliability bound; s-Coherent system;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9529
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1985.5222235
Filename :
5222235
Link To Document :
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