Unavailability Analysis for k-out-of-n:G Systems with Multiple Failure Modes Based on Micro-Markov Models

Markov models are commonly used for unavailability analysis of redundant systems. However, due to the exploding states of Markov models for redundant systems, the states need to be merged to simplify the computation, which is called micro-Markov models. However, how to derive the failure rates and r...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shengjin Tang, Xiaosong Guo, Xiaoyan Sun, Haijian Xue, Zhaofa Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/740936