The B10 method uses cycle test data to predict failure rates.
A cycle test is done on a set of products (>20) until 10% of the units under test fail. The number of cycles until failure is called the B10 point.
The B10 number of cycles is converted to a…
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Over the course of several blogs , I talked about getting realistic failure rate data, where this failure data comes from, and how different methods of failure data analysis compare. I think if you understand this, you will begin to get a very good feel of what it takes…
In this blog, I will talk about the FMEDA method and how it can generate realistically accurate failure rate data.
The first question we have to ask is “why do you need failure rate data ?”
One of the fundamental concepts in today’s functional safety standard, IEC 61508 and…