Estimating distribution functions from partially observed samples

Suppose that some components are initially operated in a certain condition and then switched to operating in a different condition. Working hours of the components in condition 1 and condition 2 are respectively observed. Of interest is the lifetime distribution F of the component in the second condition only, i.e., the distribution without the prior exposure to the first condition. In this paper, we propose a method to transform the lifetime obtained in condition 1 to an equivalent lifetime in condition 2 and then use the transformed data to estimate F. Both parametric and nonparametric approaches each with complete and censored data are discussed. Numerical studies are presented to investigate the performance of the method. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 47: 521–530, 2000     

温度对半导体激光器退化的影响

采取等效电路模型仿真和加速退化试验相结合的方法研究温度对半导体激光器不同退化模式的影响规律。针对半导体激光器有源区退化和腔面退化进行分析,发现有源区退化会使半导体激光器阈值电流增大,而腔面退化会使半导体激光器斜率效率减小;进行了半导体激光器热特性建模与仿真,发现温度升高会使半导体激光器阈值电流增大;利用半导体激光器加速退化试验平台进行了半导体激光器加速退化试验。仿真与试验结果证明:温度升高会加剧半导体激光器腔面退化,而对有源区退化无显著影响。上述结论对进一步完善半导体激光器温度-退化仿真模型,研究温度对半导体激光器退化的作用机理和防护措施有积极作用。     

Global planning of accelerated degradation tests based on exponential dispersion degradation models

The accelerated degradation test (ADT) is an efficient tool for assessing the lifetime information of highly reliable products. However, conducting an ADT is very expensive. Therefore, how to conduct a cost-constrained ADT plan is a great challenging issue for reliability analysts. By taking the experimental cost into consideration, this paper proposes a semi-analytical procedure to determine the total sample size, testing stress levels, the measurement frequencies, and the number of measurements (within a degradation path) globally under a class of exponential dispersion degradation models. The proposed method is also extended to determine the global planning of a three-level compromise plan. The advantage of the proposed method not only provides better design insights for conducting an ADT plan, but also provides an efficient algorithm to obtain a cost-constrained ADT plan, compared with conventional optimal plans by grid search algorithms.     

发动机粘接界面加速老化及寿命预测

介绍发动机粘接界面老化试验,根据其力学特性的变化,建立合适的数学模型,并估算出贮存寿命。     

维护条件下产品寿命分布规律分析

为了掌握维护条件下产品寿命分布规律,进一步解释其失效特性,从维护条件下产品性能状态变化角度出发,结合累积失效理论,利用复合Poisson过程建立了可靠性模型,得到了该条件下产品在线寿命分布模型。在此基础上,建立了维护条件下产品总体寿命分布模型,并利用偏度-峰度系数和贴近度分析,对维护条件下产品在线寿命分布和总体寿命分布规律进行了数值计算,解释了工程产品在线往往具有集中失效,而总体又具有随机失效的特性。以水泵转子为研究对象,通过数值分析,较好地描述了其定期维护条件下的可靠度和寿命分布,进一步验证了模型的可行性。     

Statistical equivalency and optimality of simple step‐stress accelerated test plans for the exponential distribution

Accelerated life testing (ALT) is commonly used to obtain reliability information about a product in a timely manner. Several stress loading designs have been proposed and recent research interests have emerged concerning the development of equivalent ALT plans. Step‐stress ALT (SSALT) is one of the most commonly used stress loadings because it usually shortens the test duration and reduces the number of required test units. This article considers two fundamental questions when designing a SSALT and provides formal proofs in answer to each. Namely: (1) can a simple SSALT be designed so that it is equivalent to other stress loading designs? (2) when optimizing a multilevel SSALT, does it degenerate to a simple SSALT plan? The answers to both queries, under certain reasonable model assumptions, are shown to be a qualified YES. In addition, we provide an argument to support the rationale of a common practice in designing a SSALT, that is, setting the higher stress level as high as possible in a SSALT plan. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2013     

自润滑关节轴承磨损寿命模型

自润滑关节轴承寿命的计算和预测对于提高装备的运行安全性具有重大的意义。针对自润滑关节轴承磨损寿命计算和预测的需求,本文从自润滑关节轴承的磨损机理出发,依据材料摩擦磨损理论,采用组合磨损计算方法分别建立了自润滑推力关节轴承和向心关节轴承的磨损寿命模型。该模型综合考虑了影响自润滑关节轴承寿命的磨损机理、结构特点、工作特性以及零部件功能要求等因素,特别是将结构参数和功能要求显式的在模型中表示,可直接反映结构变化和功能要求对自润滑关节轴承磨损寿命的影响。计算实例和分析结果表明：相对目前使用的自润滑关节轴承经验计算公式,本文模型计算结果准确,理论依据更充分,对于特殊结构和功能的特种自润滑关节轴承适用性更好。     

基于SF-REM的齿轮箱剩余寿命预测方法研究

剩余寿命预测是视情维修决策的重点和难点.针对工程实践中历史数据少、模型参数估计精度低的问题,建立一种基于随机滤波(SF)的齿轮箱剩余寿命预测模型.该方法采用递归期望最大化(REM)算法对模型参数进行递归更新,推导极大似然估计方法的参数递归更新过程,最后经实例验证模型的有效性和实用性.     

鱼雷贮存战备完好率模型

为了评估鱼雷综合特性参数鱼雷贮存战备完好率,分析了国军标中基本模型,对照鱼雷寿命剖面,指出基本模型在具体鱼雷装备中应用存在的不足;通过对鱼雷寿命剖面中的基层级维修的深入分析,综合考虑贮存可靠度、故障检测率、鱼雷故障修复概率与备件满足率,给出了一个LRU故障、多个相同LRU故障以及多个不同LRU故障时的战备完好率模型。并通过计算验证了该模型的有效性。     

地空导弹发控系统寿命预测的组合模型

将灰色系统理论和BP神经网络有效地结合起来,建立了灰色BP神经网络的组合预测模型,并采用遗传算法对该模型进行优化。为了验证优化后模型的有效性,采用灰色BP神经网络的预测结果进行对比分析。实际数据的预测结果表明,优化之后的模型比单独采用灰色BP神经网络,具有更小的均方差(MSE,Mean Square Error),对发控系统剩余寿命(RUL,Remaining Useful Life)也具有更高的预测精度。