Constrained Optimum Test Configuration for Reliability Acceptance Tests Incorporating Environmental Stresses

The cost of reliability acceptance testing can be more easily reduced by optimizing the parameters of the test rather than by relaxing the precision of the test. The test parameters are sample size, test configuration, and the duration of the test; the environmental stresses that are inherent in reliability testing are fixed. Optimization can be achieved when the various costs associated with the test are known, and limited resources of funds, time, and space constrain the tests.