This paper considers the redundancy allocation problem pertaining to k-out-of-n: G
heterogeneous series-parallel systems. Different from existing approaches that consider …

Increasing the reliability of a system is generally achieved by using redundant components,
which results in raising the system cost. A great challenge in system design is to improve the …

Despite the crucial role of product storage played in the operation of real-world systems,
only very few reliability studies have considered this component in the system reliability …

Suspended animation (SA) indicates that a failed subsystem in a series system causes the
others to stop working. If the SA is neglected, the system availability will be underestimated …

Motivated by practical applications such as heating systems, radar, and sensor monitoring,
this paper models and analyzes a linear consecutive multi-state sliding window system with …

Unavailability Analysis of Periodically Tested Components of Dormant Systems Page 1 88 IEEE
TRANSACTIONS ON RELIABILITY, VOL. R-34, NO. 1, APRIL 1985 Unavailability Analysis of …

Production-storage systems abound in different industries, where the storage is used to
store surplus product generated by the production subsystem (PS) and compensate the …

We study reliability characteristics of the k-out-of-n warm standby system with identical
components subject to exponential lifetime distributions. We derive state probabilities of the …

Redundant components stored in the standby mode degrade over time due to harsh
environmental conditions. A proper inspection and maintenance plan is, therefore, required …

An n-unit system provisioned with a single warm standby is investigated. The individual units
are subject to repairable failures, while the entire system is subject to a nonrepairable failure …