Approximation algorithm for evaluating time-to-failure distribution of k-out-of-n system with shared standby elements

Gregory Levitin and Suprasad V. Amari

Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 2010, vol. 95, issue 4, 396-401

Abstract: The paper presents an approximation algorithm for evaluating cdf of time-to-failure for k-out-of-n systems with shared spare elements. The working and spare elements can have different arbitrary distributions of time-to-failure. Different spare elements can be in different standby modes: cold, hot and warm. The algorithm is based on a universal generating function approach. It is shown that for small k the algorithm outperforms simulation.

Keywords: Time-to-failure distribution; Standby; Universal generating function (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2009.11.010

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