Title :
Competing failure or mixed failure models
Author :
Wendai Wang ; Mingxiao Jiang
Author_Institution :
Thoratec Corp., Pleasanton, CA, USA
Abstract :
Competing failure model (CFM) and mixed-failure model (MFM) are different. It is important to apply the right model based on specific engineering background of the problem to be studied. CFM is for homogeneous population analysis, while MFM is for heterogeneous population analysis. Significant error can happen if the right model is not used.
Keywords :
failure analysis; CFM; MFM; competing failure model; heterogeneous population analysis; homogeneous population analysis; mixed failure model; Data models; Failure analysis; Mathematical model; Reliability; Sociology; Statistics; Weibull distribution; Competing failure mode; mixed failure mode; statistical distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS), 2014 Annual
Conference_Location :
Colorado Springs, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2847-7
DOI :
10.1109/RAMS.2014.6798472
