Title :
Fixed-time life tests based on fuzzy life characteristics
Author :
Kanagawa, Akihiro ; Ohta, Hiroshi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Eng., Univ. of Osaka Prefecture, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
fDate :
6/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors deal with a reliability demonstration test with type-I censoring and present a formulation based on fuzzy-set theory. Acceptable and rejectable MTBFs are presented in terms of a fuzzy concept, and the Bayes theorem plays an important role in the formulation. The proposed life test is useful when it is difficult to specify acceptable and rejectable MTBFs strictly
Keywords :
Bayes methods; fuzzy set theory; life testing; reliability theory; Bayes theorem; MTBF; fixed-time tests; fuzzy life characteristics; fuzzy-set theory; life test; reliability demonstration test; type-I censoring; Fuzzy sets; Fuzzy systems; Life testing; Reliability engineering; Reliability theory; Statistical analysis;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
