An Aircraft Lifecycle Approach for the Cost-Benefit Analysis of Prognostics and Condition-Based Maintenance-Based on Discrete-Event Simulation

Abstract

The paper will provide a lifecycle cost-benefit analysis of the use of Prognostics and Health Management (PHM)systems and a conditioned-based maintenance (CBM)concept in future aircraft. The proposed methodology is based on a discrete-event simulation for aircraft operation and maintenance and uses an optimization algorithm for the planning and scheduling of CBM tasks. In the study, a 150-seat short-range aircraft equipped with PHM and subject to a CBM program will be analyzed. The PHM-aircraft will be compared with an Airbus A320-type of aircraft with maintenance expenditures equivalent to a conventional block check maintenance program. The analysis results will support the derivation of technical and economic requirements for prognostic systems and CBM planning concepts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 02, 2014
Accession Number
AD1002744

Entities

People

  • Nico B. Holzel
  • Thomas Schilling
  • Volker Gollnick

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Transportation
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Costs
  • Downtime
  • Economic Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Failure Analysis
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Simulations
  • Systems Engineering
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

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