Analytical method for reliability and MTTF assessment of coherent systems with dependent components

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 300-307

  Cui, Lirong ^a   Li, Haijun ^b  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coherent system; k out of n system; Marshall Olkin distribution; Multivariate phase type life distribution; System of dependent components

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MULTIVARIABLE SYSTEMS; RELIABILITY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

COHERENT SYSTEMS; K-OUT-OF-N SYSTEMS; MARSHALL-OLKIN DISTRIBUTION; MULTIVARIATE PHASE TYPE LIFE DISTRIBUTION; SYSTEM OF DEPENDENT COMPONENTS;

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

EID: 33750314608     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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