BathtubCurve:

Path: SCPro/Systems

% Generates a failure bathtub curve
 Alpha fits the three parts of the bathtub together. It is recomputed
 internally. 
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   Form: 
       BathtubCurve;   % demo
   z = BathtubCurve(beta,t,alpha)
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   Inputs
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   beta       (1,1)    Time exponent
   t          (1,:)    Time (s)
   alpha      (1,1)    Scaling

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   Outputs
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   z          (1,:)    Bathtub curve

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   Reference: Thomas Heiser and James P. Hofmeister, "BATHTUB, FAILURE
              DISTRIBUTION, MTBF, MTTF, AND MORE: THEY ARE RELATED,"
              Society for Machinery Failure Prevention Technology, 2019
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Children:

Common: Graphics/Plot2D

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