Talk:Perform Life Data Analysis on External Data Source/Notes
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With the Synthesis API, you can leverage the Weibull++ analysis engine to perform life data analysis on an external data source. In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the API to create and analyze a data set, and then estimate the probability of failure.
Tutorial: Life Data Analysis
The following example demonstrates how to define a Weibull++ data set, fit a life distribution to the data and obtain analysis results from the model. A discussion of the example follows.
The following table shows the data set used in this example.
| Number in State | State | Time to F or S |
| 1 | F | 16 |
| 1 | F | 34 |
| 1 | F | 53 |
| 1 | F | 75 |
| 1 | F | 93 |
| 5 | S | 120 |
VB.NET Imports SynthesisAPI Module Module1 Sub Main() 'Declare a new WeibullDataSet object. Dim WDS As New WeibullDataSet 'Add failure times to the data set. WDS.AddFailure(16, 1) WDS.AddFailure(34, 1) WDS.AddFailure(53, 1) WDS.AddFailure(75, 1) WDS.AddFailure(93, 1) 'Add five suspensions to the data set. WDS.AddSuspension(120, 5) 'Use the 2-parameter Weibull distribution and the rank regression on X (RRX) analysis method. 'Keep all other analysis settings at default. WDS.AnalysisSettings.Distribution = WeibullSolverDistribution.Weibull WDS.AnalysisSettings.Parameters = WeibullSolverNumParameters.MS_2Parameter WDS.AnalysisSettings.Analysis = WeibullSolverMethod.RRX 'Analyze the data set. WDS.Calculate() 'Calculate the probability of failure at 226 hrs and display the result. Dim r As Double r = WDS.FittedModel.unreliability(226) MsgBox("Prob. Fail: " & r) End Sub End Module
Discussion
The WeibullDataSet class represents a Weibull++ standard folio data sheet. The class contains all the methods and properties that allow you to define a data set and fit a statistical distribution to the data.
'Declare a new WeibullDataSet object. Dim WDS As New WeibullDataSet
The data set can contain failures, suspensions, interval data or free-form data. The following example shows how to use the AddFailure method to define failures and the AddSuspension method to define suspensions.
'Add failure times to the data set. WDS.AddFailure(16, 1) WDS.AddFailure(34, 1) WDS.AddFailure(53, 1) WDS.AddFailure(75, 1) WDS.AddFailure(93, 1) 'Add five suspensions to the data set. WDS.AddSuspension(120, 5)
The AnalysisSetting property returns a WeibullAnalysisOptions object, which represents the analysis settings of the WeibullDataSet object. In the following example, we use the Distribution, Parameters and Analysis properties of the WeibullAnalysisOptions class to specify the life distribution and analysis method.
'Use the 2-parameter Weibull distribution and the rank regression on X (RRX) analysis method. 'Keep all other analysis settings at default. WDS.AnalysisSettings.Distribution = WeibullSolverDistribution.Weibull WDS.AnalysisSettings.Parameters = WeibullSolverNumParameters.MS_2Parameter WDS.AnalysisSettings.Analysis = WeibullSolverMethod.RRX
To analyze the data set, use the Calculate method. The method returns a message box that shows the estimated parameters of the life distribution, based on the settings specified in the AnalysisSettings property.
'Analyze the data set.
WDS.Calculate()
The FittedModel property gets a cModel object that represents the fitted model of the life data analysis. From the model, you can calculate useful metrics such as reliability, failure rate, mean time, etc. In this example, we calculate for the probability of failure (unreliability).
'Calculate the probability of failure at 226 hrs and display the result. Dim r As Double r = WDS.FittedModel.unreliability(226) MsgBox("Prob. Fail: " & r)