Reliability evaluation of multi-state weighted k-out-of-n systems

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 160-167

  Li, Wei ^a   Zuo, Ming J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Multi state weighted k out of n systems; Recursive method; Reliability evaluation; Universal generating function method; Weighted k out of n systems

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RECURSIVE FUNCTIONS;

RELIABILITY EVALUATION; UNIVERSAL GENERATING FUNCTION METHOD; WEIGHTED K-OUT-OF-N SYSTEMS;

RELIABILITY THEORY;

EID: 34548574666     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2006.11.009     Document Type: Article

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