A fundamental premise of an accelerated testing is that the failure mechanism under elevated and normal stress levels should remain the same. Thus, verification of the consistency of failure mechanisms is essential during an accelerated testing. A new consistency analysis method based on the gray theory is pro- posed for complex products. First of all, existing consistency ana- lysis methods are reviewed with a focus on the comparison of the differences among them. Then, the proposed consistency ana- lysis method is introduced. Two effective gray prediction models, gray dynamic model and new information and equal dimensional （NIED） model, are adapted in the proposed method. The process to determine the dimension of NIED model is also discussed, and a decision rule is expanded. Based on that, the procedure of ap- plying the new consistent analysis method is developed. Finally, a case study of the consistency analysis of a reliability enhancement testing is conducted to demonstrate and validate the proposed method.
现有的基于失效物理(physics of failure,PoF)模型的可靠性预计只能计算电子产品在寿命周期内经历单一典型任务剖面的失效时间。本文提出了一种基于失效物理模型,并利用蒙特卡罗仿真定量分析电子产品在寿命周期内实际经历多任务剖面的可靠性水平的新方法。将该方法应用于某机载电子设备的平均失效前时间(mean time to failure,MTTF)的计算,建立失效率和可靠度的时间函数,与目前国内工程实践中常用的失效率经验模型法以及设备可靠性强化试验的结果进行了对比分析。结果表明,该方法不仅可以计算可靠性参数,而且通过分析与计算过程可发现设计薄弱环节与可靠性参数的定量关系,有效指导设计改进。
Fatigue induced products generally bear fatigue loads accompanied by impact processes,which reduces their reliable life rapidly. This paper introduces a reliability assessment model based on a local stress–strain approach considering both low-cycle fatigue and high energy impact loads.Two coupling relationships between fatigue and impact are given with effects of an impact process on fatigue damage and effects of fatigue damage on impact performance. The analysis of the former modifies the fatigue parameters and the Manson–Coffin equation for fatigue life based on material theories. On the other hand, the latter proposes the coupling variables and the difference of fracture toughness caused by accumulative fatigue damage. To form an overall reliability model including both fatigue failure and impact failure, a competing risk model is developed. A case study of an actuator cylinder is given to validate this method.
