In: Reliability Engineering and Systems Safety, Vol. 64, No. 1, pages 49-58. 1999.
Abstract: This paper deals with the construction of the transition rate matrix of a system with state and 'functional' dependences. Functional dependences are introduced by operational rules and are characterized by multiple transitions. The construction of the transition rate matrix of a three-motor system (one in standby) is given as an application.
Keywords: failure analysis, stochastic Petri nets, transition rate matrix.