Optimization of Linear Consecutive-k-Out-of-n Systems with Birnbaum Importance Based Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm

The linear consecutive-k-out-of-n: failure (good) (Lin/Con/k/n:F(G)) system consists of n interchangeable components that have different reliabilities. These components are arranged in a line path and different component assignments change the system reliability. The optimization of Lin/Con/k/n:F(G) system is to find an optimal component assignment to maximize the system reliability. As the number of components increases, the computation time...