Multi-state k-out-of-n system and their performance evaluation

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-44

  Tian, Zhigang ^a   Zuo, Ming ^b   Yam, Richard ^c  

^a Concordia University ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Failure modes; K out of n; Multi state system; Performance levels; Reliability evaluation

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; MODEL STRUCTURES; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

APPLICATION EXAMPLES; DISTRIBUTED COMPONENTS; FAULT-TOLERANT; INDEPENDENT COMPONENTS; K VALUES; K-OUT-OF-N; LONG TIMES; MILITARY SYSTEMS; MULTI-STATE SYSTEM; MULTIPLE FAILURE MODES; MULTIPLE LEVELS; NUMBER OF COMPONENTS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; PERFORMANCE LEVELS; PRACTICAL ENGINEERINGS; RECURSIVE ALGORITHMS; RELIABILITY EVALUATION; RELIABILITY EVALUATIONS; SYSTEM MODELS; SYSTEM STRUCTURES; TWO WAYS;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 56849108509     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: 15458830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07408170802322655     Document Type: Article

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