Reliability evaluation and optimisation of imperfect inspections for a component with multi-defects

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 65-73

  Zhao, Jianmin ^a   Chan, A H C ^a   Roberts, C ^a   Madelin, K B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Defect; Failure; Imperfect inspection; Optimisation; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DEFECTS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); INSPECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION;

IMPERFECT INSPECTION; MULTI DEFECT COMPONENT; NON HOMOGENEOUS POISON PROCESS (NHPP); NON-CONSTANT INSPECTION INTERVALS;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 33748320818     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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