Life Forecasting as a Logistics Technique.

Abstract

This document reports on a preliminary investigation of the use of reliability, nondestructive inspection (NDI) and life forecasting concepts in Army maintenance practice. The report includes the following major topics: (1) and overview of the Army Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) program, (2) brief discussion of NDI methods, (3) summary of life forecasting techniques, (4) alternatives for expanding use of RCM by incorporating life forecasting methodologies, and (5) conclusions and recommendations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA114630

Entities

People

  • Floyd R. Tuler
  • John R. Elliott
  • Robert T. Lund

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Differential Equations
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fracture (Mechanics)
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Random Variables
  • Reliability
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Turbines

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.