Ways to improve the analysis of multi-level accelerated life testing

Quality and Reliability Engineering International

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 393-401

  Mclinn, James A ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a Rel Tech Group   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ASQ   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated life testing; MEOST; Non linear acceleration models; Step stress testing

Indexed keywords

EQUIPMENT TESTING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE; STRESS ANALYSIS;

MULTI LEVEL ACCELERATED LIFE TESTING; MULTIPLE EXTREME OVERSTRESS TESTING; NONLINEAR ACCELERATION MODELS; STEP STRESS TESTING;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 0032201834     PISSN: 07488017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1638(199811/12)14:6<393::aid-qre223>3.0.co;2-u     Document Type: Article

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