I.S. EN 62429:2008
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RELIABILITY GROWTH - STRESS TESTING FOR EARLY FAILURES IN UNIQUE COMPLEX SYSTEMS
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English
01-01-2008
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FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions, abbreviations and symbols
3.1 Terms and definitions
3.2 Acronyms
3.3 Symbols
4 General
5 Planning and performing a reliability growth test
5.1 Step 1 - Should a reliability growth test be used?
5.2 Step 2 - Failure definitions and data collection
5.3 Step 3 - Stress levels
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Increased operating load
5.3.3 Increased environmental stress
5.4 Step 4 - Failure analysis and classification of failures
5.4.1 General
5.4.2 Relevant failures
5.4.3 Non-relevant failures
5.5 Step 5 - Stop criteria
5.5.1 General
5.5.2 Method 1 - Fixed testing programs
5.5.3 Method 2 - Graphical analysis
5.5.4 Method 3 - Success ratio test
5.5.5 Method 4 - Estimation of reliability
5.5.6 Method 5 - Comparison with acceptable instantaneous
failure intensity
5.5.7 Method 6 - Estimation of remaining latent faults
5.5.8 Method 7 - Reliability indicator testing
5.6 Step 6 - Verification of repairs and reliability growth
5.7 Step 7 - Reporting and feedback.
Annex A (informative) Practical example of method 3 - Success
ratio test
Annex B (informative) Practical example of method 5 - Comparison
with acceptable instantaneous failure
intensity
Annex C (informative) Practical example of method 6 - Estimation
of remaining latent faults
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
publications with their corresponding European
publications
Bibliography
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