Formula Sheet

t t

h ( u ) du

h ( u ) du
R(t ) e 0
f ( t ) h (t )e 0

MTTF tf (t )dt R(t )dt
0 0

1
Exponential distribution: R(t ) e t ,

( t ) n
Poisson distribution: P( N (t ) n) e t
n!

1

(a ) e x x a 1dx (a 1) a(a)
0

cf
Cost of the R-O-O-F =

Series system: RS (t ) Ri (t )

Parallel system: FS (t ) Fi (t )

R F
n
k-out-of-n, if equal reliability: RS (t )
n r n r

r k r