Optimal design of accelerated degradation tests

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 73-90

  Li, Qishan ^a   Kececioglu, Dimitri B ^b  

^a Dept of Aerospace and Mech Eng ^*  (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated degradation test; Design test plan; Reliability testing

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MATRIX ALGEBRA; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; STRESSES; VECTORS;

ACCELERATED DEGRADATION TESTS; DESIGN TEST PLAN; MEAN SQUARED ERROR; NEAR OPTIMAL ALLOCATIONS; TEST STRESS LEVELS; TEST TERMINATION TIME;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 1542648604     PISSN: 02681900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijmpt.2004.003913     Document Type: Article

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