Package org.jreliability.function

Class FailureRate

java.lang.Object

org.jreliability.function.FailureRate

public class FailureRate
extends Object

The FailureRate determines the failure rate lambda of a given ReliabilityFunction and is defined as

lambda(x) = f(x) / R(x).

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected final DensityFunction	densityFunction	The used DensityFunction to determine f(x).
protected final ReliabilityFunction	reliabilityFunction	The ReliabilityFunction for which the FailureRate is to determine.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
FailureRate(ReliabilityFunction reliabilityFunction)	Constructs a FailureRate with a given ReliabilityFunction .

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
double	getY(double x)	Returns the failure rate lambda lambda(x) = f(x) / R(x) of the ReliabilityFunction at the x-value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

reliabilityFunction

protected final ReliabilityFunction reliabilityFunction

The ReliabilityFunction for which the FailureRate is to determine.

densityFunction

protected final DensityFunction densityFunction

The used DensityFunction to determine f(x).

Constructor Details

FailureRate

public FailureRate(ReliabilityFunction reliabilityFunction)

Constructs a FailureRate with a given ReliabilityFunction .

Parameters:

reliabilityFunction - the reliabilityFunction

Method Details

getY

public double getY(double x)

Returns the failure rate lambda lambda(x) = f(x) / R(x) of the ReliabilityFunction at the x-value.

Parameters:

x - the x value

Returns:

the failure rate at value x