Title :
A sampling scheme for estimating the reliability of a series system
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Math., Florida Inst. of Technol., Melbourne, FL, USA
fDate :
6/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The reliability estimation of a series system in which the component reliabilities are unknown is considered. The optimal sampling scheme depends on parameters that are typically unknown. A sequential sampling scheme is introduced and compared with both balanced allocation and optimal allocation. Numerical comparisons for a two-component series system are given. The results indicate that the proposed sequential sampling scheme is much better than balanced allocation and is nearly optimal
Keywords :
failure analysis; reliability; statistical analysis; balanced allocation; estimation; failure analysis; optimal allocation; optimal sampling; reliability; sequential sampling scheme; series system; statistical analysis; Maximum likelihood estimation; Monte Carlo methods; Performance evaluation; Reliability; Sampling methods; Sequential analysis; Statistical analysis; System testing;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
