Jan 24, 2011 #1 S SUNBELT Member level 2 Joined Oct 4, 2005 Messages 42 Helped 1 Reputation 2 Reaction score 1 Trophy points 1,288 Activity points 1,652 I am trying to compute the probability of failure of the following system. "p" is the probability of failure. Note that system has two inputs and two outputs and some elements are shared between inputs. Attachments system probability.JPG 34.8 KB · Views: 150
I am trying to compute the probability of failure of the following system. "p" is the probability of failure. Note that system has two inputs and two outputs and some elements are shared between inputs.
Jan 25, 2011 #2 srhoar Advanced Member level 4 Joined Jul 12, 2002 Messages 119 Helped 22 Reputation 44 Reaction score 10 Trophy points 1,298 Location The center of the World - Dallas Activity points 657 Look at these two: Failure rate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Probability - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Just sum the ORs and multiply the ANDs p(A and B) = p(A)*p(B) p(A or B) = p(A) + p(B) Hope this helps, Red if all the p are the same, then {8p}^{3 }
Look at these two: Failure rate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Probability - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Just sum the ORs and multiply the ANDs p(A and B) = p(A)*p(B) p(A or B) = p(A) + p(B) Hope this helps, Red if all the p are the same, then {8p}^{3 }