Title :
A new estimation approach based on periodic inspection
Author :
Dattero, Ronald ; White, Edna M.
Author_Institution :
Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA, USA
fDate :
10/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors present a novel approach for estimating the failure-time distribution using count data, the number of failures per interval, from periodic inspection of a standby redundant system. The procedure is based on a result for stationary renewal processes that related the forward recurrence time to the interevent time distribution. The procedure performed well in a simulation study for five Weibull distributions and is general enough to work for any failure-time distribution
Keywords :
failure analysis; inspection; life testing; reliability; statistical analysis; Weibull distributions; count data; estimation approach; failure-time distribution; failures per interval; forward recurrence time; interevent time distribution; life testing; periodic inspection; reliability; standby redundant system; stationary renewal processes; Educational institutions; Failure analysis; Inspection; Life testing; Maximum likelihood estimation; State estimation; Statistical analysis; Statistical distributions; Stochastic processes; Weibull distribution;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
