Title :
Optimal design of systems subject to two kinds of failure
Author_Institution :
Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
The problem of achieving optimal system size is treated for k -out-of-n systems, assuming that failure may take either one of two forms. Under the assumption that components are independent and identically-distributed and the two kinds of system failures can have different costs, the optimal system size n which maximizes the mean system profit is determined. The effect of the system parameters on the optimal system size n is studied. A numerical example is given to illustrate the results
Keywords :
design engineering; failure analysis; optimisation; reliability; costs; design; failure; k-out-of-n systems; optimisation; reliability; system parameters; Airplanes; Circuits; Cost function; Design optimization; Diodes; Failure analysis; Independent component analysis; Object detection; Resistors; Safety;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 1990. Proceedings., Annual
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
DOI :
10.1109/ARMS.1990.67948
