Erratum: Two-Dimensional Failure Modeling with Minimal Repair which appeared in this journal of April 2004, Volume 51:3 on pages 345-362

摘要

In this Erratum, we point out the reason for an error in the derivation of a result in our earlier paper, "Two-Dimensional Failure Modeling with Minimal Repair", which appeared in the April 2004 issue of this journal, 51:3, on pages 345-362, and give the correct derivation. All products are unreliable in the sense that they degrade and fail. If the degradation depends solely on the age of the item then a one-dimensional failure model is appropriate and most of the reliability literature deals with this case. However, for many items (for example, automobiles, aircraft), degradation is a function of age and usage and two-dimensional failure modeling is then required.