An Algorithm for Computing the Reliability of Weighted-k-out-of-n Systems

IEEE Transactions on Reliability

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 327-328

  Wu, Jer Shyan ^a   Chen, Rong Jaye ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Algorithm; System reliability; Weighted k out of n system

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY THEORY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

SYSTEM RELIABILITY; WEIGHTED K OUT OF N SYSTEMS;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 0028449006     PISSN: 00189529     EISSN: 15581721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/24.295016     Document Type: Article

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