A Survey and Comparison of Methods for Determining Confidence Bounds on System Reliability from Sub-System Data

Abstract

In the paper, methods of obtaining lower confidence bounds on the reliability of non-maintained systems are surveyed, and numerical comparisons are given. It is assumed that failure data have been collected from life tests performed on prototypes of the various subsystems which make up the system, but that the system has not been tested as a whole, for some particular reason. The reason may be, for example, expense or simply that it is virtually impossible to test the entire system without destroying it. Methods applicable to series and/or parallel and more logically complex systems are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 08, 1972
Accession Number
AD0782065

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  • Nancy R. Mann

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