Int J Performability Eng ›› 2013, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (5): 569-579.doi: 10.23940/ijpe.13.5.p569.mag
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RENYAN JIANG
Abstract:
The failure rate function of non-repairable components can be bathtub shaped. Two change points can be defined for a bathtub failure rate curve, which can be viewed as the partition points between the early use, normal use and wear-out phases. There is practical significance to determine the change points, and several non-parametric methods have been developed for this purpose. This paper presents two parametric methods to determine the change points of the bathtub curve. The proposed methods are based on a bathtub curve model with a finite support. A maximum likelihood method with a constraint is developed to estimate the parameters of this model. The methods are illustrated by three real-world examples.
RENYAN JIANG. Two Methods to Estimate the Change Points of a Bathtub Curve [J]. Int J Performability Eng, 2013, 9(5): 569-579.
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