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% Determine the reliability of a series system
Compute the probability of failure for n series devices. The reliability is
exp(-t/MTBF).
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Form:
p = ReliabilitySeries(n,mTBF,t)
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Inputs
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n (1,p) Number of devices
mTBF (1,p) Mean time between failure for each unit (s)
t (1,:) Time vector (s)
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Outputs
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p (1,:) Probability of failure
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Reference: Daniele Veneziano. 1.151 Probability and Statistics in
Engineering. Spring 2005. Massachusetts Institute of Technology:
MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. Application note:
"RELIABILITY OF SYSTEMS WITH VARIOUS ELEMENT CONFIGURATIONS"
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