Title :
MIL-STD-781C: A Vicious Circle
Author :
Ascher, Harold E.
Author_Institution :
Naval Research Laboratory; Code 5326; Washington, DC 20375-5000 USA.
Abstract :
Reliability practitioners have confused theorists about the true area of application of MIL-STD-781C. This has occurred because theorists have neglected to explain important basic concepts to practitioners. This paper analyzes the situation in detail.
Keywords :
Failure analysis; Laboratories; Reliability engineering; Reliability theory; Sockets; System testing; Terminology; Tires; Exponential distribution; Force of mortality; Homogeneous Poisson process; MIL-STD-781; Repairable system; ``Failure rate´´;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1987.5222422
