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Reliability indicators
Author(s) -
Jensen Finn,
Møltoft Jørgen
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
quality and reliability engineering international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1099-1638
pISSN - 0748-8017
DOI - 10.1002/qre.4680020108
Subject(s) - reliability (semiconductor) , reliability engineering , component (thermodynamics) , computer science , engineering , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics
Abstract This is a review paper. It describes the state‐of‐the‐art of the research on reliability indicators for either electronic or mechanical components. Typical component failure patterns are presented and discussed. The concept of component screening using reliability indicators is then outlined. The paper sketches a theoretical approach to the problem of detecting flaws in components. The approach is based on an old concept of energy imbalance in flawed objects.