Title :
Closed Formulas for the Failure Probability of a Strict-Consecutive-k-out-of-n:F System
Author :
Philippou, Andreas N. ; Makri, Frosso S.
Author_Institution :
Department of Mathematics; University of Patras; Patras, GREECE.
fDate :
4/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A consecutive-k-out-of-n:F system is strict if it operates in such a way that isolated failure strings of length less than k (which do not cause system failure) do not occur, or are immediately corrected. This paper gives closed formulas for the failure probability of a strict-consecutive-k-out-of-n:F system.
Keywords :
Degradation; Failure analysis; Polynomials; Probability; Relays; Reliability theory; Upper bound; Closed formula; Consecutive-k-out-of-n:F system; System reliability;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1987.5222301
