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A new fast simulatiom method for evaluation of unavailability of a repairable system is proposed. Failure-free operation time and repair time have distribution functions of a general type. It is proved that for components with significantly different reliabilities, this method provides unbiased estimates with a bounded relative error. Two numerical examples are considered.
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Shumskaya, A.A. Fast Simulation of Unavailability of a Repairable System with a Bounded Relative Error of Estimate. Cybernetics and Systems Analysis 39, 357–366 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025753309479
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