Title :
Estimators for Parameters of a Series System Under an Attribute Life Test Situation
Author :
Kohn, Jonathan W.
Author_Institution :
860 Woodlawn Drive//Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 17201 USA
Abstract :
Estimators for failure-law parameters are derived for the components of a series system under an attribute life test situation where the parameters of the failure laws are unequal. Exponential, Rayleigh, mixed exponential and Rayleigh, and a special case of the Weibull failure models are treated. An example uses simulated data for a 10-component system.
Keywords :
Aging; Exponential distribution; Life estimation; Life testing; Parameter estimation; Reliability theory; Sampling methods; Statistical distributions; System testing; Estimation; Exponential distribution; Life test; Rayleigh distribution; Series system;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1976.5220021
