Mathematics – Probability
Scientific paper
2011-04-14
Stochastic Models 28 (1) (2012) 167-184
Mathematics
Probability
Scientific paper
10.1080/15326349.2012.646557
Reliability of a system is considered where the components' random lifetimes may be dependent. The structure of the system is described by an associated "lattice polynomial" function. Based on that descriptor, general framework formulas are developed and used to obtain direct results for the cases where a) the lifetimes are "Bayes-dependent", that is, their interdependence is due to external factors (in particular, where the factor is the "preliminary phase" duration) and b) where the lifetimes' dependence is implied by upper or lower bounds on lifetimes of components in some subsets of the system. (The bounds may be imposed externally based, say, on the connections environment.) Several special cases are investigated in detail.
Dukhovny Alexander
Marichal Jean-Luc
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