Title :
k-out-of-n:G Systems Are Preferable
Author_Institution :
Department of Mathematics; Leicester University; Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 7RH ENGLAND.
fDate :
6/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The k-out-of-n: G systems are shown to be preferable to any other s-coherent systems when a) the i.i.d. components have two failure modes and b) the criterion used for deciding preference is a linear function of the probability of the system failing to idle (failing in mode 2).
Keywords :
Reliability theory; Convex combination; Optimum system; Path number; Two failure modes; s-Coherent system;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1980.5220766
