Title :
Reliability bounds for dependent failures
Author_Institution :
Liverpool Univ., UK
fDate :
4/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Upper and lower bounds are obtained for the reliability of a series system with statistically dependent component failures. The method can be applied to series subsystems when these are obtained by decomposing a complex system. Numerical examples illustrate the use of the method
Keywords :
reliability theory; lower bounds; reliability; series subsystems; series system; statistically dependent component failures; upper bounds; Failure analysis; Logic; Probability; Reliability theory; Upper bound;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
