Joint interval reliability for Markov systems with an application in transmission line reliability

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 685-696

  Csenki, Attila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Joint availability; Joint interval reliability; Markov model; Maxima; Scilab; Set reliability; Transmission lines

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC LINES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

JOINT AVAILABILITY; JOINT INTERVAL RELIABILITY; MARKOV MODEL; MAXIMA; SCILAB; SET RELIABILITY;

MARKOV PROCESSES;

EID: 33846383779     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2006.11.007     Document Type: Article

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