Title :
Integrated modelling of system functional, maintenance & environmental factors
Author :
Jones, Jeffery A. ; Warrington, Les ; Davis, Neil
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Warwick, UK
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;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 2002. Proceedings. Annual
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7348-0
DOI :
10.1109/RAMS.2002.981674
