Title :
Stabilization of Wearout ߝ Replacement Rate
Author :
Grosh, Doris Lloyd ; Lee Lyon, Robert
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Industrial Engrg//Kansas State University//Manhattan, Kansas 66502 USA
Abstract :
It is known that a perfectly maintained complex system of identical components, will, after an initial transient period, behave like a Poisson renewal process. In the present paper we present the results of a specific simulation which was carried out to find out how long the transient period lasts.
Keywords :
Hazards; Performance evaluation; Random variables; Reliability engineering; Reliability theory; Smoothing methods; Sockets; Statistics; Steady-state; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1975.5215185
