Reliability optimization of k-out-of-n pairs:G balanced systems

The k-out-of-n pairs:G Balanced systems have emerged as an important topic in many industries such as aerospace, military and service. An important application of k-out-of-n pairs:G Balanced systems is unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) which are used in border protection and scientific data acquisition, and are being prototyped for package delivery. It is critical to optimize the reliability of the k-out-of-n pairs:G Balanced systems given the constraints on the total number of unit pairs in the systems, the minimum required operating unit pairs, and the spatial configurations and load sharing effect among individual unit pairs. System reliability can be improved by considering standby. We investigate the optimal standby policy for k-out-of-n pairs:G Balanced systems to achieve the maximum reliability metrics during a mission time.