A neuro-fuzzy approach for estimating mean residual life in condition-based maintenance systems

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 166-179

  Chinnam, Ratna Babu ^a   Baruah, Pundarikaksha ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation signal; Fuzzy logic; Mean residual life; Neural networks; Prognostics; Reliability estimation

Indexed keywords

CUTTING TOOLS; DEGRADATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FUZZY SETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROCESS CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

CONDITION BASED MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS; FUZZY INFERENCE MODELS; HIGH SPEED STEEL DRILL BITS; PROGNOSTICS;

PLATE METAL;

EID: 1542648584     PISSN: 02681900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijmpt.2004.003920     Document Type: Article

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