Title :
A note on minimal repair
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Queensland Univ., St. Lucia, Qld., Australia
fDate :
6/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The cumulative function for the number of failures for a unit which is subjected to minimal repair after each failure is a nonstationary Poisson process. In this note, a simple method for obtaining this result is presented. A conditional probability approach is used for the derivation
Keywords :
failure analysis; maintenance engineering; probability; reliability theory; conditional probability approach; cumulative function; failure; maintenance; minimal repair; nonstationary Poisson process; reliability; Failure analysis; Hazards; History;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
