Systems Engineering and Electronics ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (5): 1420-1429.doi: 10.12305/j.issn.1001-506X.2021.05.32

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Bayesian modeling and analysis of accelerated life data

Jianjun WANG*(), Guikang YANG(), Zebiao FENG()   

  1. School of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
  • Received:2020-02-24 Online:2021-05-01 Published:2021-04-27
  • Contact: Jianjun WANG E-mail:jjwang@njust.edu.cn;1048298370@qq.com;317321361@qq.com

Abstract:

In the reliability design of accelerated life tests, the limitations of randomized design and censored data inevitably lead to significant deviations in low percentile estimation. Given the above problems, a reliability-improved analysis method is proposed combining Bayesian sampling technology and nonlinear mixed model. Firstly, it is necessary to check whether the collected data follow the Weibull distribution and verify whether the shape parameters are constant. Secondly, considering the effects of random effects on scale parameters and shape parameters, a nonlinear mixed model is used to construct the functional relationship between scale parameters, shape parameters and test factors. Thirdly, a Bayesian method is used to estimate the reliability life of low percentiles. Finally, a practical example reveals that the proposed method can obtain more robust and reliable estimation results under considering the impact of censored data and non-randomization.

Key words: censored data, Bayesian theory, percentile estimate, random effect, nonlinear mixed model(NLMM)

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