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Accelerated simulation of failure probability of a system consisting of elements with considerably differing reliability

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The failure probability of a system in a given time interval is investigated. Failure and repair distribution functions are assumed to be of a general form. A new accelerated simulation method is proposed that makes it possible to construct estimates with bounded relative root-mean-square errors for systems consisting of components with frequency-different reliability. A numerical example is given.

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Translated from Kibernetika i Sistemnyi Analiz, No. 6, pp. 48–58, November–December, 1999.

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Kuznetsov, N.Y. Accelerated simulation of failure probability of a system consisting of elements with considerably differing reliability. Cybern Syst Anal 35, 884–891 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02742279

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