Generalized Reliability Methods for Systems with Standbys.

Abstract

For repairable systems with standbys, several candidates for measuring reliability are (1) the time to system failure, (2) the number of repairs completed before failure and (3) the total time spent on repair before failure. In the report some general procedures are developed for studying these and other reliability characteristics of systems with standbys. Emphasis is placed on a class of repairable systems known as k-out-of-n systems, 1 <or= k <or= n, where n units in parallel redundancy are serviced by a single repairman and system failure occurs when k units are simultaneously inoperable for the first time. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0745911

Entities

People

  • Darrell G. Linton
  • Robert N. Braswell
  • Z. R. Pop Stojanovic

Organizations

  • University of Florida

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Reliability

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Statistical inference.