Description

Estimating the reliability of one-shot devices―electro-expolsive devices, fire extinguishers, automobile airbags, and other units that perform their function only once―poses unique analytical challenges to conventional approaches. Due to how one-shot devices are censored, their precise failure times cannot be obtained from testing. The condition of a one-shot device can only be recorded at a specific inspection time, resulting in a lack of lifetime data collected in life-tests.