MAXIMIZING THE EXPECTED TIME OF OPERATION OF A GIVEN SYSTEM
Abstract
A study of an air weather reconnaissance system undertaken by Bendix required considering the device as a whole as being composed of several main parts, each having its own failure and repair parameters. When any single part failed the whole system was considered to be in a failed state. It was desired to determine just how these parts would interact statistically to effect the total expected operating time of the entire system. The need for a generalization to a system with n parts with different failure and repair parameters prompted the detailed study expounded. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 13, 1959
- Accession Number
- AD0262218
Entities
People
- G.w. Dauncey
- J.h. Dorsey
- M. Mandel