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Design of accelerated life testing plans under multiple stresses

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  • Yada Zhu
  • Elsayed A. Elsayed

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Accelerated life testing (ALT) using multiple stresses is commonly used in practice to resemble the operating stresses at normal operating conditions and obtain failure observations in a much shorter time. However, to date, there is little research into the theory of planning ALT for reliability estimation with multiple stresses. ALT with multiple stresses can result in a large number of stress‐level combinations which presents a challenge for implementation. In this article, we propose an approach for the design of ALT plans with multiple stresses and formulate multistress test plans based on different objectives and practical constraints. We develop a simulated annealing algorithm to efficiently determine the testing plan parameters. We demonstrate the proposed method with examples based on an actual test conducted using three stress types. The obtained optimal test plans are compared with those based on fractional factorial design. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 60: 468–478, 2013

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  • Yada Zhu & Elsayed A. Elsayed, 2013. "Design of accelerated life testing plans under multiple stresses," Naval Research Logistics (NRL), John Wiley & Sons, vol. 60(6), pages 468-478, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:navres:v:60:y:2013:i:6:p:468-478
    DOI: 10.1002/nav.21545
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    1. Elsayed A. Elsayed & Hao Zhang, 2009. "Design of optimum multiple-stress accelerated life testing plans based on proportional odds model," International Journal of Product Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 7(3/4), pages 186-198.
    2. Jung‐Won Park & Bong‐Jin Yum, 1996. "Optimal design of accelerated life tests with two stresses," Naval Research Logistics (NRL), John Wiley & Sons, vol. 43(6), pages 863-884, September.
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