Some Aging Properties of the Residual Life of$k$-out-of-$n$Systems
Some Aging Properties of the Residual Life of$k$-out-of-$n$Systems
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DOI:
10.1109/tr.2006.879652
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发表时间:
2006-09
影响因子:
5.9
通讯作者:
Xiaohu Li;P. Zhao
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作者:
Xiaohu Li;P. Zhao
The k-out-of-n structure is a very popular type of redundancy in fault-tolerant systems. It has been applied in industrial, and military systems. In this paper, we investigate the general residual life (GRL) of a (n-k+1)-out-of-n system with i.i.d. components, given that the total number of the failures of components is less than l-1(1lesl<klesn) at time tges0. It is shown that the GRL is decreasing in l in terms of the likelihood ratio order; Behavior of IFR, and NBU of life distributions are discussed in terms of the monotonicity of GRL. Finally, comparison of the GRL of two (n-k+1)-out-of-n systems are conducted given that the lifetime of their components are assumed to be ordered in the hazard rate order