Estimating the parameters of 3-p Weibull distribution using particle swarm optimization: A comprehensive experimental comparison

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Highlights:

• The Weibull distribution is used lifetime distributions in reliability engineering.

• The estimation of the parameters of this distribution is essential.

• Maximum likelihood (ML) estimation is a common method for parameter estimation.

• The working principle of ML estimation based on maximizing the likelihood function.

• We used particle swarm optimization as parameter estimation tool in 3-p Weibull.

摘要

•The Weibull distribution is used lifetime distributions in reliability engineering.•The estimation of the parameters of this distribution is essential.•Maximum likelihood (ML) estimation is a common method for parameter estimation.•The working principle of ML estimation based on maximizing the likelihood function.•We used particle swarm optimization as parameter estimation tool in 3-p Weibull.

论文关键词:3-p Weibull distribution,Maximum likelihood estimation,Particle swarm optimization,Inertia weight procedures

论文评审过程:Received 11 March 2015, Revised 22 May 2015, Accepted 12 June 2015, Available online 9 July 2015, Version of Record 9 July 2015.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amc.2015.06.043