Title :
Integrated vehicle health management for aerospace platforms
Abstract :
This article introduces IVHM (integrated vehicle health management) fundamentals, identifies the primary challenges that face the aerospace IVHM developer, enumerates some of the approaches that are being integrated into Boeing products, and identifies key lessons learned that can be applied to new IVHM developments. Using automobile electronic systems for comparison, the following topics are discussed: diagnostic functions; prognostic functions; automated inspections; anomaly detection; aerospace systems complexity; affordability and interoperability; system lifespan requirements; operational and maintenance environments; market implications; practical application of IVHM techniques.
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; aerospace testing; computerised monitoring; condition monitoring; environmental degradation; failure analysis; fault diagnosis; inspection; life cycle costing; maintenance engineering; reliability; IVHM market implications; IVHM techniques; aerospace IVHM development; aerospace platforms; aerospace systems complexity; anomaly detection; automated inspections; automobile electronic systems; diagnostic functions; integrated vehicle health management systems; maintenance environments; operational environments; practical IVHM applications; prognostic functions; system affordability; system interoperability; system lifespan requirements; Aerospace industry; Aerospace safety; Automobiles; Condition monitoring; Costs; Degradation; Inspection; Job shop scheduling; Maintenance; Vehicles;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIM.2002.1028368
