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Title | ||
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Reliability evaluation of linear multi-state consecutively-connected systems constrained by m consecutive and n total gaps. |
Abstract | ||
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This paper extends the linear multi-state consecutively-connected system (LMCCS) to the case of LMCCS-MN, where MN denotes the dual constraints of m consecutive gaps and n total gaps. All the nodes are distributed along a line and form a sequence. The distances between the adjacent nodes are usually non-uniform. The nodes except the last one can contain statistically independent multi-state connection elements (MCEs). Each MCE can provide a connection between the node at which it is located and the next nodes along the sequence. The LMCCS-MN fails if it meets either of the two constraints. The universal generating function technique is adopted to evaluate the system reliability. The optimal allocations of LMCCS-MN with two different types of failures are solved by genetic algorithm. Finally, two examples are given for the demonstration of the proposed model. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2016 | 10.1016/j.ress.2016.01.010 | Reliability Engineering & System Safety |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
MCEs,PM-LCCS,mGCCS,LMCCS,BTS,r.v.,LMCCS-N,LMCCS-MN,GA,UGF,PMF | Algorithm,Universal generating function,Engineering,Genetic algorithm,Independence (probability theory) | Journal |
Volume | ISSN | Citations |
150 | 0951-8320 | 9 |
PageRank | References | Authors |
0.56 | 22 | 4 |