Title :
A Simplified Design-Procedure for Fixed-Time Life Tests Based on Kullback-Leibler Information
Author :
Arizono, Ikuo ; Ohta, Hiroshi
Author_Institution :
University of Osaka Prefecture, Sakai
Abstract :
A design procedure for the fixed-number life test was developed based on Kullback-Leibler information. This process is extended to a fixed-time life test for a constant failure rate. The optimum fixed-time is also discussed from the economic viewpoint.
Keywords :
Costs; Exponential distribution; Life testing; Maximum likelihood estimation; Sampling methods; Statistical analysis;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1986.4335551
