@Article{JMS-50-1, author = {Gui , WenyongHuang , RongtanLin , Jianhua and Lin , X. Sheldon}, title = {Conditional Residual Lifetimes of $(n-k+1)$-out-of-$n$ Systems with Mixed Erlang Components}, journal = {Journal of Mathematical Study}, year = {2017}, volume = {50}, number = {1}, pages = {1--16}, abstract = {

We consider an $(n-k+1)$-out-of-$n$ system with component lifetimes being correlated. The main objective of this paper is to study the conditional residual lifetime of an $(n-k+1)$-out-of-$n$ system, given that at a fixed time a certain number of components have failed, assuming that the component lifetimes follow a multivariate Erlang mixture. Comparison studies of the stochastic ordering of the $(n-k+1)$-out-of-$n$ system are presented. Several examples are presented to illustrate and confirm our results.

}, issn = {2617-8702}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.4208/jms.v50n1.17.01}, url = {http://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jms/976.html} }