Integrated modelling of system functional, maintenance & environmental factors

Author

Jones, Jeffery A. ; Warrington, Les ; Davis, Neil

Author_Institution

Univ. of Warwick, UK

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

399

Lastpage

403

Abstract

In order to ensure that the Ultra Reliable Aircraft Model (URAM) simulates maintenance free operation (MFOP) with sufficient fidelity, it has been necessary to model component reliability as modified by usage and stress during operational activity, to incorporate complex system functional definitions, and to allow flexible treatment of maintenance. The methods chosen allocate components into three distinct groupings that reflect these relationships. They allow the simulation to explore the interrelationship between these issues and they ensure that the simulation can meet the requirements of being a total scenario simulation

Keywords

aerospace simulation; aircraft; failure analysis; maintenance engineering; reliability; Ultra Reliable Aircraft Model; complex system functional definitions; component reliability modelling; maintenance; maintenance free operating periods; operational activity; total scenario simulation; Aircraft; Delay; Discrete event simulation; Engines; Environmental factors; Failure analysis; Fuels; Maintenance; Stress; Valves;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 2002. Proceedings. Annual

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

ISSN

0149-144X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7348-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RAMS.2002.981674

Filename

981674