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Bolstering components for maximizing system lifetime
Author(s) -
Mi Jie
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
naval research logistics (nrl)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.665
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1520-6750
pISSN - 0894-069X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6750(199808)45:5<497::aid-nav4>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - burn in , redundancy (engineering) , reliability engineering , computer science , operations research , component (thermodynamics) , mathematical optimization , order (exchange) , environmental science , mathematics , business , engineering , thermodynamics , physics , finance
This article considers the problem of which component should be “bolstered” or “improved” in order to stochastically maximize the lifetime of a parallel system, series system, or in general, k ‐out‐of‐ n system. Various ways of bolstering including active redundance, standby redundancy, and burn‐in are studied. Also the method of reducing working temperature or stress level according to Arrhenius models is investigated. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 45: 497–509, 1998