Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
The lifetimes of the components of a device depend on each other because of their joint dependence on the environmental conditions. We introduce intrinsic age processes, one for each component, to handle such dependence. The data required can be obtained by experiments under controlled laboratory conditions. The computations needed for randomly varying conditions are recursive and can be used for making decisions regarding maintenance and replacement.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Çınlar et al. (1987) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 10 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: