Reliability analysis using ageing intensity function

Ageing intensity (AI) function analyzes the ageing property of a system quantitatively. We study the behavior of a few generalized Weibull models and some system properties in terms of AI function. We establish that AI function provides a major and altogether a new role in studying system’s ageing behavior from reliability perspective.

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