Zuverlässigkeitsanalyse konsekutiver Systeme - eine Übersicht. (Reliability analysis of consecutive systems - a survey) (Q1119165)

A system with n elements in sequence is called a consecutive-k-out-of-n:F system if it fails whenever k consecutive elements are failed. Consecutive-k-out-of-n:F systems can be used to model belt convevor systems, telecommunication systems, oil pipeline systems, street lightings, etc. This paper presents formulas and algorithms for the reliability of consecutive-k-out-of-n:F systems with identical and nonidentical elements.