An Assessment of the Estimation of weibull Shape Parameter by Sudden-Death Testing
890809
02/01/1989
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- Content
- In reliability life testing, when a limited number of test fixtures is available or there are a large number of inexpensive units to be tested, the sudden-death testing technique is a useful tool for collecting and analyzing the test data. In this paper, Monte Carlo simulations are conducted to evaluate the use of sudden-death testing in estimating the Weibull shape parameter. The results of the simulation are tabulated and discussed. Two types of light bulbs are tested using the sudden-death technique and estimates of the Weibull shape parameter are compared.
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- Citation
- Lin, T., and Vannoy, H., "An Assessment of the Estimation of weibull Shape Parameter by Sudden-Death Testing," SAE Technical Paper 890809, 1989, https://doi.org/10.4271/890809.