Determining Functional Reliability of Pyrotechnic Mechanical Devices

AIAA Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 357-363

  Bement, Laurence J ^a   Multhaup, Herbert A ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

GO/NO-GO STATISTICS; PYROTECHNIC MECHANICAL DEVICES;

EXPLOSIVE ACTUATED DEVICES;

EID: 0033101327     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.737     Document Type: Article

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