Package org.jreliability.function.common

Class ExponentialFailureFunction

java.lang.Object

org.jreliability.function.SequentialFunction

org.jreliability.function.common.ExponentialReliabilityFunction

org.jreliability.function.common.ExponentialFailureFunction

All Implemented Interfaces:

Function, ReliabilityFunction

public class ExponentialFailureFunction
extends ExponentialReliabilityFunction

The ExponentialFailureFunction represents the exponential behavior of cumulative failure probability
F(x) = 1 - e^-(alpha * x)
of a failure caused with a fixed rate/probability of occurrence alpha > 0.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.jreliability.function.common.ExponentialReliabilityFunction

alpha

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ExponentialFailureFunction(double alpha)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
double	getY(double x)	Returns the y value for y = f(x).

Methods inherited from class org.jreliability.function.common.ExponentialReliabilityFunction

getAlpha

Methods inherited from class org.jreliability.function.SequentialFunction

getY

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.jreliability.function.Function

getY

Constructor Details

ExponentialFailureFunction

public ExponentialFailureFunction(double alpha)

Method Details

getY

public double getY(double x)

Description copied from interface: Function

Returns the y value for y = f(x).

Specified by:

getY in interface Function

Overrides:

getY in class ExponentialReliabilityFunction

Parameters:

x - represents time t at which the failure probability is acquired.

Returns:

y failure probability at time t