Title :
Reliability Characteristics of a Markov System With a Mission of Random Duration
Author :
Wells, Charles E. ; Bryant, John L.
Author_Institution :
Department of Decision Sciences; Miriam Hall; University of Dayton; Dayton, Ohio 45469 USA.
Abstract :
Realistic reliabilitiy measures are developed for s-coherent systems whose behavior can be modeled as a continuous-time Markov chain, and which terminate their useful life in some finite but random amount of time. An example is included to illustrate the use of the closed form expressions that are derived for these measures.
Keywords :
Absorption; Art; Availability; Matrices; Performance evaluation; Phase measurement; Production systems; Random variables; Space missions; Time measurement; Markov system; Mission of random duration; Reliability measure; Repairable and nonrepairable failure;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1985.5222204
