Stress-Strength Reliability Estimation of a Series System with Cold Standby Redundancy Based on Kumaraswamy Half-Logistic Distribution

Abstract

This paper deals with study and estimation of stress-strength reliability for a system where strength and stress components are connected in series with cold standby redundancy at system level. It is supposed that the random stress and strength both follow Kumaraswamy half-logistic distribution. In this redundant system, we consider that there N subsystems and in each subsystem, there are M statistically independent strength components under the impact of M statistically independent stress components The problem of estimation is solved in two cases. First under the assumption that random stress and strength have common first shape parameter and different second shape parameter and second with the assumption that common shape parameter is known. The stress-strength reliability is estimated using maximum likelihood and Bayesian estimation methods. Also asymptotic and Bayesian intervals for the stress-strength reliability under both the cases are constructed. Monte Carlo simulations will be performed to compare the performance of various methods. Finally a real life data set is analyzed to demonstrate the findings.