DYNAMIC RELIABILITY AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF MULTI-STATE SYSTEMS WITH TWO COMPONENTS

In this paper we study multi-state systems consisting of two components when the number of system states and the number of states of each component are the same, i.e. the systems under consideration are homogeneous multi-state systems. In particular we evaluate multi-state series and cold standby systems assuming that the degradation in their components follow a Markov process. The behaviour of systems with respect to degradation rates is also investigated in terms of stochastic ordering.

Keywords:

Failure rate, Mean residual life, Reliability, Standby system, Stochastic order 2000 AMS Classification: 62 N 05,

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