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Imprecise-Chance Reliability Estimation in Networks
The subject article by Drs. B.S. Dillon and K. Jenab was published in Reliability Review March 2004 incomplete. The entire article is presented here in an MS Word doc...
- Filetype: doc
- Publish date: 2008-06
- Keywords:Reliability Analysis-Prediction-Estimation
Updating of Repairable Systems Reliability
[Dec 2004, pp.18-26] Reliability analyses for complex repairable systems are often difficult because of complicated failure processes resulting from the repair/replacement policy. The author explains estimation of parameters for a non-homogeneous process,..
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 2008-05
- Keywords:Reliability Analysis-Prediction-Estimation
Estimating Weibull Parameters Using Bayesian & MLE Methods (Part 2)
[Sept 2005, Vol 25, Number 3, Page 6] Conclusion of the article presented in last issue on Bayes procedure applied to minimize bias and reduce scatter encountered when Weibull parameters are estimated...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 2008-05
- Keywords:Reliability Analysis-Prediction-Estimation
MTBF Prediction Workbook
The author has created a spreadsheet MTBF prediction tool and placed it on the internet for "free" downloading. The tool implements MIL-HDBK-217F using the 217 failure rate library, or you can add your own parts and failure rates...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 2008-05
- Keywords:Reliability Analysis-Prediction-Estimation
Excel Functions to Compute Exact Confidence Intervals
[Sept 2007, Vol 27, Number 3, Page 11] Introducing a free Excel macro to calculate exact confidence intervals of rates under a non-Normal distribution assumption...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 2008-05
- Keywords:Reliability Analysis-Prediction-Estimation
Why Test?
[June 2007, Vol 27, Number 2, Page 22] Is testing the only way to estimate reliability? This paper demonstrated that "Test if you have to, and test whatever is most cost-effective, after you've used all the field data and information from it."..
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 2008-05
- Keywords:Reliability Analysis-Prediction-Estimation
Estimating Weibull Parameters Using Bayesian & MLE Methods (Part 1)
[June 2005, Vol 25, Number 2, Page 21] A Bayesian procedure is applied to minimize bias and reduce scatter encountered when Weibull parameters are estimated from maintenance databases for fielded components and systems...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 2008-05
- Keywords:Reliability Analysis-Prediction-Estimation
Kaplan-Meier Reliability Estimation Spreadsheet
[June 2005, Vol 25, Number 2, Page 6] Maximum likelihood is applied to assess operatinal survival (failure and repair) of delivered product. A handy spreadsheet tool is offered with instructions for efficient relibility estimation...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 2008-05
- Keywords:Reliability Analysis-Prediction-Estimation
Cyber Security Prediction Models
[Dec 2005, Vol 25, Number 4, Page 26] Prof. Schneidewind has embarked upon this work to facilitate more effective strategies for combating current vulnerability of data and communications systems to intrusion...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 2008-05
- Keywords:Reliability Analysis-Prediction-Estimation
Determine Exact Poisson C.I. Using Excel VBA Function
This article in R & M Tech Briefs V.2.#1 describes a new, efficient procedure using an Excel VBA function for determination of the exact confidence interval of data representing an exposure variable (such as time on test or time to failure)...
- Filetype: pdf
- Publish date: 2008-03
- Keywords:Reliability Analysis-Prediction-Estimation
