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In this paper, we develop novel GRP models based on probability distributions that stem from the Tsallis\u2019 non-extensive entropy, namely the q-Exponential and the q-Weibull distributions. The q-Exponential and Weibull distributions can model decreasing, constant or increasing failure intensity functions. However, the power law behavior of the q-Exponential probability density function for specific parameter values is an advantage over the Weibull distribution when adjusting data containing extreme values. The q-Weibull probability distribution, in turn, can also fit data with bathtub-shaped or unimodal failure intensities in addition to the behaviors already mentioned. Therefore, the q-Exponential-GRP is an alternative for the Weibull-GRP model and the q-Weibull-GRP generalizes both. The method of maximum likelihood is used for their parameters\u2019 estimation by means of a particle swarm optimization algorithm, and Monte Carlo simulations are performed for the sake of validation. The proposed models and algorithms are applied to examples involving reliability-related data of complex systems and the obtained results suggest GRP plus q-distributions are promising techniques for the analyses of repairable systems.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/e20040223","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,3,26]],"date-time":"2018-03-26T03:43:29Z","timestamp":1522035809000},"page":"223","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Combining Generalized Renewal Processes with Non-Extensive Entropy-Based q-Distributions for Reliability Applications"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"20","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4090-5109","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Isis","family":"Lins","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Risk Analysis and Environmental Modeling\u2014CEERMA, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife PE 50740-550, Brazil"},{"name":"Department of Production Engineering, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife PE 50740-550, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"M\u00e1rcio","family":"Moura","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Risk Analysis and Environmental Modeling\u2014CEERMA, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife PE 50740-550, Brazil"},{"name":"Department of Production Engineering, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife PE 50740-550, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Enrique","family":"Droguett","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Risk Analysis and Environmental Modeling\u2014CEERMA, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife PE 50740-550, Brazil"},{"name":"Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Chile, Beauchef 850, Santiago, Chile"},{"name":"Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tha\u00eds","family":"Corr\u00eaa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Risk Analysis and Environmental Modeling\u2014CEERMA, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife PE 50740-550, Brazil"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,3,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Kaminsky, M.P. 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