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INTRODUCTION
They are either of the fixed length or the sequenThe performance requirement is specified in terms
of mean-time-between-failure (MTBF).
Sometimes dimensions
requirement is mean-cycles-between-failures.
MIL-STD-781C is
Such discrepancies
after
-- 2
Thus a confi-
hypothesis
that the MTBF is between 80 hours and 241 hours would have
been accepted, and not merely the 100 hours as stated in the
accepted hypothesis of that example.
The
-3
In particular,
-4-
Tolerance
Tolerance intervals
5-
First,
f(t)
Qi
o00
0 o/01,
a test plan.
E
-6
consumer's risk, the probability of
accepting equipment(s) with the true
equal to 01.
VMTBF
tAi
tRi
jA
In this paper
0<046 is the
(Note:
This
These
-7-
3.
The decision
risks a and 8 of the standard test plans are .1, .2, or .3;
the discrimination ratio is either 1.5, 2.0, or 3.0.
For example, to test the statistical hypotheses
H:
0
HI:
0
0
01
=
=
10 hours versus
5 hours
00
30 hours versus
HI:
01
15 hours,
-8-
For
example, for test plan IIIC tA0 = 4.40, tAl = 5.79 and so on.
Thus, the first (second) hypothesis can be accepted, if
either
-
so on.
Nominal versus True Decision Risks:
Because
The risks
They are
4
8
0.106.
0.096 and
-9-
required.
Sequential tests are recommended when only an accept/reject
decision is desired.
These preceding selection criteria seem rather arbitrary
because the maximum total test time (truncation time) of a
sequential test is hardly longer than the fixed-length minimum
acceptance time.
hours.
Bryant and Schmee 5 and the graphs of this paper provide
-10-
However, at the
start of the test one does not know, which of the two censoring
modes will occur, so that a set of formulae or tables fitting
each outcome must be specified.
MIL-STD-781C provides methods for estimation after a
fixed-length test (but not after a sequential test).
In this
The same
Epstein's Method:
Epstein
2t
0=--
< E)
0-
ifr > 0
X (Y, 2r)
(l-y, 2r+2)
and
2t
-
E)=
-<
X (*.-y,
0 <
if r =0
2)
After RNjection:
2t
2t
0=
<0<
2
X (l-y,
2r)
X2 (y,
2r)
where
t = total test time when the life test is stopped,
r = number of accumulated failures when the life test
is stopped,
2
1.
12 -
For one-sided
The
5 )
: In a fixed-length life
d = 2.0.
-13-
E)
x (.90, 16)
0
2318
-1880
-
--2-.5-- 418
-79.86
2 x 940
< 0<
x (.10, 14)
<
9.6 <
0 <1801880
7.7895
- 2.3
241.35 =
This means that the true MTBF is, with 80% confidence, longer than 80 hours and shorter than 241
hours.
Rejection:
-14-
Thus the
2 x 850
2 x 850
x (.90, 28)
X (.20, 28)
_____-<0<
--
1700
37.9159
1700
18.9392
89.76
This means that the true MTBF is, with 80% confidence, longer than 45 hours and shorter than 90
hours.
50 hours is included.
By Monte Carlo
X (1-y, 2r+l)
2t
0<
X (y, 2r+l)
S-
15 -
2t
<<
X (l-y,
2r)
X (y,
2r)
IRemarks:
1. After acceptance Harter's method yields shorter
intervals than Epstein's.
For a one-sided
-16-
Example:
2 x 940
=
------
X (.90, 15)
1880
2 x 940
<
0) <
_--
'd
X (.10, 15)
1880
219.97 =
-17-
There are
Multipliers
from the 10% lines can be used to find 90% one-sided (upper or
-18-
intervals.
Test
636 hours, since during that time only six relevant failures
occurred.
-19-
3.
4.
5.
0.10, and
d = 2.0.
The test
been rejected after 267.2 hours with six failures since the
MUW:" PLIERS
LOWER LIMITS
0
-
cj
rt
~Q
0
0
C=
rn
rt
*1
CrCL
rtn
a,0
UPPER LIMITS
- 20 -
3.
4.
;and
(upper limit
).
01
The
2.0
5/1100/2.0
1.8
.8
-1
1.6
1.6
.430%
1.4
-11.42
1.2
j 01.
1.0
31.0
1.0
0__0
10%
0.80.8
0.4
0.4
TEST PLAN]JX d=2.0, a =0.10
0.2
0L...
0
Sp
56-05
______I__
10
15
20
25
-21-
100 hours
is not.
22-
CONCLUDING REMARKS
1.
The 80%
level instead.
2.
and 01.
-23
A fixed-length
This
REFERENCES
1. AROIAN, L.A.
sequential analysis.
1976, pp 301-306.
2. AROIAN, L.A. and OKSOY, D.
Estimation, confidence
Technometrics,
Technometrics,
FAIRBANKS, V.B.
Exponential Parameter.
6. HAHN, G.J.
Part I.
7.
HAHN, G.J.
Part II.
pp 195-206.
8. HARTER, H.L.
9.
HARTER, H.L.
10.
LUETJEN, P.
Exponential Distribution,
NEATHAMMER, R.D,
exponential distribu-
SUMERLIN, W.T.
YASUDA, J.
Number of
Failures
i
Reject
(Equal or Less)
tRi
N/A
4.40
N/A
5.79
N/A
7.18
.70
8.56
2.08
9.94
3.48
11.34
4.86
12.72
6.24
14.10
7.63
15.49
9.02
16.88
10
10.40
18.26
11
12
11.79
13.18
19.65
20.60
13
14.56
20.60
14
15.94
20.60
15
16
17.34
20.60
20.60
N/A
I
Table 2:
Multipliers
Total
Number
Upper Limits
Lower Limits
of
Failures
5%
10%
30%
20%
30%
20%
10%
5%
0
1
2
0.89
1.16
1.66
2.22
0.80
0.68
0.98
0.81
1.29
1.60
1.01
1.20
2.0, a =
7.49
3.60
11.97
25.34 52.05
4.81
7.47 11.20
0.30
0
1
0.57
0.75
1.069
1.43
0.54
0.66
0.88
1.09
4.82
7.71
0.53
0.65
0.83
1.00
2.49
3.33
16.32 33.53
5.18
7.77
MULIPLIERS
LOWER LIMITS
UPPER LIMITS
000
o00000
00o
00
--
0 r-
1-0-
00
rtiT
Cl))
o
-0
rl-
0~
rI,
00
r-o
IA
___
TEST PLAN ]I
d=1.5, a
0:,20
____
~lO
Cn
____
_____ACCE
5%
03
-5%
10
15
20
MULTI PLIERS
LOWER LIMITS
UPPER LIMITS
00 C
o*-
co
Fi-. -H
of
cC
0l
(DW
Iol-4
r1,
4,-C
"
U)-3
Hn
_
0~
60-50-40
-d=2.0,
30-3-
TEST PLANE:~
a=/30.20
Confidence limits
after ACCEPTANCE
~20
0-
0=
100%
5%
0~105
4
3
w
08
6
1 2
3 4 5
TOTAL NUMBER OF FAILURES
Fiqure 3d:
100
80--60
--
. TEST PLAN V:
--
40-
d=3.0,a= 0.10
Confidence limits
after ACCEPTANCE
_ 30w 20
'
. .
0-
5%
110%1
cr
a-
10-0
8
30%
5
I-"
5
6
1 2 3 4
TOTAL NUMBER OF FAILURES
Figure 3e:
100-
60
50
40
Confidence limits
after ACCEPTANCE
n0~
a-
10.-
5%-5
-10%
3
2 -5
2
0
I0%00o/
0
__%
0
1 2
3 4
5
TOTAL NUMBER OF FAILURES
Figure 3f:
1.7
1.7
1.6
1-01.6
1.5
1.5 ':
0/44
w
1.3
1.3
1.
1.00
0.7
0.3 -
0.3
00
0.80.7
30,40050
TTA ES TIME
w
00
r a:0 Reeto
Chr0fr.7tPln
0 1
CL
--
4.0
4.0
34
-----
3.4
3.2-------------3.2
2.
--
.0
10%~
Cl)
0.4 -
0.4
2
0~~2
4e
Fic00r
2.
eetonCet~~t
0I
~
PmV
2.0
2.0
O%
1.8
1.6
1I.6 'r
Q-
1.4
~1.4
1.2Vj
v1.2
loo
20%
0/
0.
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.2
0
Plqure 4c:
0.8
15
10
TOTAL TEST TIME
20
0.
25
3.6
2.8-
3.6
2.8
2.6
2.6 110%-
2.44
2.2
L2.2
2.0
2.0 2L
Z.
e1.8l
10
1.6
1.61
1.
:3
01.4
cr)
1.01.0
0.8
et0-1
2!%0.
0.6
0.
EST PLAN ]Y: d 2.O~ acz:$ 0.20 0.
0.2,Confidence limits otter REJECTION0.
0
Fiqure 4d:
0
2 3 4 5 6 7
TOTAL TEST TIME
10
3.6
--
3.6
3.4--
3.4
--
3.0-
3.0
2.8
2.8
2.610
2.6
2.4
2.4
2.2 L
2.2
20%j
2.0-
1.2
--
1.8
1.6
:3
1.2
00/
1.0c10
1.0
0.80
0.6
060
0.4
TEST PLAN ID :d=2.0,a=R:0.201
0.2.1Contidence limits after REJECTION 0.2
Fiqure 4d:
0
2 3 4 5 6 7
TOTAL TEST TIME
2.0 cl
1.8
6
0
10
4.0
__
3.8
_4.0
TEST
X~Y:
d =3.0,PLAN
a=fl 0.20
Confidence limits otter
3.6-
34 REJECTION
3.2
3.8
101
3.6
__3.
10//
3.0
3.2
3.0
2.82.
2.62.
2.42.
2.2
.2.2
2.0
2.0
L
1.6
1.6
K1.4
1.4
1.2
1.2v
1.0-3103
1002K0.8 cui
0.8
0.6
0.4 -
0.2 -
I2
3
TOTAL TEST TIME
Piaure 4f:
.0
5
3.0
2.82.
3.0
2.6
d 1.5,a~3 0.30
-2.6
2.4
2.4
2.2
2.2
2.0
2.0 'U'
1'1.8
1.8
1.61.
1.4
20
1.4
1.2
1.2
1.0__
___
0.4
0.4
0.2
00
~Viaure
-.
1
2
4q:
3
4
TOTAL TEST TIME
5%
d=2.0, a = p =O.30
Confidence limits after
4 REJECTION4
'0
10%
3
Uj
20%
0CI)
50%
10%
5%
01
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