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ON WEIGHTED K-OUT-OF-N SYSTEMS WITH STATISTICALLY DEPENDENT COMPONENT LIFETIMES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 June 2016

Xiaohu Li ,
Yinping You  and
Rui Fang
Xiaohu Li
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ 07030, USA E-mail: mathxhli@hotmail.com; xiaohu.li@stevens.edu.
Yinping You
Affiliation:
School of Mathematical Sciences, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, Fujian 362021, China
Rui Fang
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China
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Abstract

For the weighted k-out-of-n system with statistically dependent component lifetimes, we have a discussion on the system performance through investigating the ordering properties of the total system weight with respect to component weight vector. Applications of the present ordering results to signature of coherent systems are presented as well.

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Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences , Volume 30 , Issue 4 , October 2016 , pp. 533 - 546
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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