Accelerated life tests analyzed by a piecewise exponential distribution via generalized linear models

IEEE Transactions on Reliability

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 619-623

  Barbosa, Emanuel P ^a   Colosimo, Enrico A ^a   Louzada Neto, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accelerated life test; Generalized linear interactive modeling (glim) system; Generalized linear model; Mean life; Piecewise exponential distribution; Stress response relation (srr)

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; STATISTICAL TESTS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

ACCELERATED LIFE TEST; GENERALIZED LINEAR INTERACTIVE MODELING SYSTEM; GENERALIZED LINEAR MODEL; PIECEWISE EXPONENTIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRESS RESPONSE RELATION;

RELIABILITY THEORY;

EID: 0030420191     PISSN: 00189529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/24.556584     Document Type: Article

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