A note on the mean past and the mean residual life of a (n k + 1)-out-of-n system under multi monitoring

摘要

In the study of the reliability of technical systems, k-out-of-n systems playan important role. In the present paper, we consider a (nk + 1)-out-of-n system consisting of n identical components such that the lifetimes of components are independent and have a common distribution function F. It is assumed that the number of monitoring is l and the total number of failures of the components at time ti is mi , i = 1, . . . , l 1. Also at time tl (t1 < · · · < tl ) the system have failed or the system is still working. Under these conditions, the mean past lifetime, the mean residual lifetime of system and their properties are investigated.