Failure Times - Duane Example

This example appears in the Reliability growth reference.

A prototype of a system was tested with design changes incorporated during the test. A total of 12 failures occurred. The data set is given in the following table.

Do the following:
 * 1) Estimate the Duane parameters.
 * 2) Plot the cumulative and instantaneous MTBF curves.
 * 3) How many cumulative test and development hours are required to meet an instantaneous MTBF goal of 500 hours?
 * 4) How many cumulative test and development hours are required to meet a cumulative MTBF goal of 500 hours?

Solution  The next figure shows the data entered into RGA along with the estimated Duane parameters.



 The following figure shows the cumulative and instantaneous MTBF curves.



The next figure shows the cumulative test and development hours needed for an instantaneous MTBF goal of 500 hours.



The figure below shows the cumulative test and development hours needed for a cumulative MTBF goal of 500 hours.

 