The use of simulation based methods for mechanical reliability analysis is increasingly appreciated by industrial engineers. This because of the different possibilities and advantages they offer. However, these methods do not allow actual validation of the future reliability of the mechanial product. In other hand, manufacturers often have feedback (experimental data) from previous product developments. Thus, in a context where mechanisms are for the most similar, this prior knowledge can be of great use. This paper proposes a methodology for reliability estimation, consisting in joint use of numerical simulation and a similarity factor from prior knowledge on previous release of the mechanical product. In doing so, it is made possible to determinate at the earliest stage of the development process, an estimate of the experimental reliability before physical prototypes are available.

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