Reliability prediction and testing plan based on an accelerated degradation rate model

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 402-422

  Liao, Haitao T ^a   Elsayed, E A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated degradation testing; Degradation rate; Geometric Brownian Motion; Optimum testing plan; Reliability estimate

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION MEASUREMENT; DEGRADATION; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MATERIALS SCIENCE; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ACCELERATED DEGRADATION TESTING (ADT); GEOMETRIC BROWNIAN MOTION; OPTIMUM TESTING PLANS; RELIABILITY ESTIMATES;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 4444275801     PISSN: 02681900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2004.004998     Document Type: Article

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