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Article: Element availability importance in generalized k-out-of-r-from-n systems.
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- IIE Transactions
- Article date:
- December 1, 2003
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Nomenclature
Pr(x) = probability of event x;
n = number of elements in a system;
r = number of consecutive elements in a window;
W = minimal allowable cumulative performance of a group of r consecutive elements;
F = system failure probability;
A = system availability;