DocumentCode :
3216984
Title :
Who´s eating your lunch? A practical guide to determining the weak points of any system
Author :
Murphy, Kenneth E. ; Carter, Charles M. ; Gass, Robert H.
Author_Institution :
ARINC, Albuquerque, NM, USA
fYear :
2003
fDate :
2003
Firstpage :
263
Lastpage :
268
Abstract :
This paper describes a technique for focusing system-level improvement efforts on those areas that are contributing most to undesirable RAM performance. Monte Carlo simulation that incorporates localized performance reporting is used to identify the key culprits affecting a system´s availability or reliability. This ranking technique accounts for issues such as distributional variability, logistical constraints, complex redundancy, internal dependencies, and dynamic components that are often overlooked using traditional mean life ranking methods. We applied this methodology to the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft and produced some insightful results.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; aircraft; maintenance engineering; redundancy; reliability; Monte Carlo simulation; V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft; complex redundancy; distributional variability; dynamic components; internal dependencies; localized performance reporting; logistical constraints; mean life ranking methods; ranking technique; system weak points determination; system-level improvement efforts; undesirable RAM performance; Aircraft; Availability; Conducting materials; Costs; Delay; Graphical user interfaces; Logistics; Maintenance; Redundancy; System performance;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 2003. Annual
ISSN :
0149-144X
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7717-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/RAMS.2003.1181936
Filename :
1181936
Link To Document :
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