Estimating failure time distribution and its parameters based on intermediate data from a Wiener degradation model

Instead of measuring a Wiener degradation or performance process at predetermined time points to track degradation or performance of a product for estimating its lifetime, we propose to obtain the first‐passage times of the process over certain nonfailure thresholds. Based on only these intermediate data, we obtain the uniformly minimum variance unbiased estimator and uniformly most accurate confidence interval for the mean lifetime. For estimating the lifetime distribution function, we propose a modified maximum likelihood estimator and a new estimator and prove that, by increasing the sample size of the intermediate data, these estimators and the above‐mentioned estimator of the mean lifetime can achieve the same levels of accuracy as the estimators assuming one has failure times. Thus, our method of using only intermediate data is useful for highly reliable products when their failure times are difficult to obtain. Furthermore, we show that the proposed new estimator of the lifetime distribution function is more accurate than the standard and modified maximum likelihood estimators. We also obtain approximate confidence intervals for the lifetime distribution function and its percentiles. Finally, we use light‐emitting diodes as an example to illustrate our method and demonstrate how to validate the Wiener assumption during the testing. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2008     

A general model of heterogeneous system lifetimes and conditions for system burn‐in

Burn‐in is a technique to enhance reliability by eliminating weak items from a population of items having heterogeneous lifetimes. System burn‐in can improve system reliability, but the conditions for system burn‐in to be performed after component burn‐in remain a little understood mathematical challenge. To derive such conditions, we first introduce a general model of heterogeneous system lifetimes, in which the component burn‐in information and assembly problems are related to the prediction of system burn‐in. Many existing system burn‐in models become special cases and two important results are identified. First, heterogeneous system lifetimes can be understood naturally as a consequence of heterogeneous component lifetimes and heterogeneous assembly quality. Second, system burn‐in is effective if assembly quality variation in the components and connections which are arranged in series is greater than a threshold, where the threshold depends on the system structure and component failure rates. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 50: 364–380, 2003.     

故障诊断和容错技术在控制系统中的应用研究

介绍了控制系统的故障诊断和容错控制的基本概念和任务 ,评述了故障诊断和容错控制技术所用的各种方法 ,并对故障诊断和容错控制技术在核动力装置控制系统中应用的可行性进行了探讨 .     

软件可靠性考核试验方法研究

分析了软件可靠性考核的时机 ,提出了软件可靠性的验证试验方法 ,并对基于经典方法和 Bayes方法的无故障运行考核方法进行了研究     

如何估计软件的MTBF

软件剩余初始故障个数No、平均无故障时间MTBF、故障暴露率λ和软件运行的成功率θ等是衡量软件可靠性的重要参数.其中对高可靠性软件(包括军用软件等)MTBF是最重要的.传统的MTBF计算方法有2种一是计算发生故障的平均时间间隔二是通过软件可靠性模型进行估计.前者代价较大,后者不太准确.本文从软件的失败率入手研究软件的MTBF,这是一个比较贴近实际的方法.     

Profust故障树建模与分析

实际中普遍存在的有显著渐近失效行为的系统 ,难以用经典故障树加以分析 ,于是 ,以“模糊事件的普通概率”这一理论为基础 ,建立了Profust故障树模型 ,并进行了部分定量分析 ,该模型的最大特点是综合运用了可以得到的关于系统运行的可能性信息和概率信息     

基于机械故障诊断的算法及小波基选择研究

针对小波分析在机械故障诊断应用中的快速算法和小波基选择存在的问题,对常用的正交、半正交、双正交小波提取信号特征的能力进行了分析比较,研究表明半正交B样条小波因具有线性相位和采用较长的分解序列而具有较好的频率局部化特性和较小的变换误差,具有比较好的综合性能。推导了正交小波包的图形显示算法,利用该算法解决了小波变换快速算法中存在的数据长度随分解层数成倍减小的问题。研究结果为机械故障诊断中选择小波基进行信号处理提供了依据和途径。     

Optimal (τ, T) opportunistic maintenance of a k‐out‐of‐n:G system with imperfect PM and partial failure

The opportunistic maintenance of a k‐out‐of‐n:G system with imperfect preventive maintenance (PM) is studied in this paper, where partial failure is allowed. In many applications, the optimal maintenance actions for one component often depend on the states of the other components and system reliability requirements. Two new (τ, T) opportunistic maintenance models with the consideration of reliability requirements are proposed. In these two models, only minimal repairs are performed on failed components before time τ and the corrective maintenance (CM) of all failed components are combined with PM of all functioning but deteriorated components after τ; if the system survives to time T without perfect maintenance, it will be subject to PM at time T. Considering maintenance time, asymptotic system cost rate and availability are derived. The results obtained generalize and unify some previous research in this area. Application to aircraft engine maintenance is presented. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons;, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 47: 223–239, 2000     

星载铷钟的故障模式及影响分析

星载铷钟在许多空间系统中起着重要作用,要求其具有高的可靠性。阐述了故障模式及影响分析在星载铷钟可靠性设计中的重要作用,介绍了星载铷钟的基本原理和结构简图,依据星载铷钟的功能将其划分为6个子系统,在此基础上进行了故障模式及影响分析,并给出了物理泵体子系统的部分FMEA结果。     

基于失效树的某型无坐力炮弹储存可靠性分析

通过对某型无坐力炮弹战斗部的结构分析和功能分析,以弹着目标不爆炸为顶事件建立了失效树,并根据该型弹药的功能构件在储存期间的特点选择了失效树的简化原则,建立了系统可靠度模型。确定了由储存因素导致弹着目标不爆炸这一事件的4种主要失效模式。并通过分析其不同的储存期失效机理和影响因素,提出该型炮弹的储存策略。