Selecting test sensitivity and specificity parameters to optimally maintain a degrading system

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability

Volumn 225, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 131-139

  Maillart, L M ^a   Yeung, T G ^b   Gozde Icten, Z ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b ECOLE DES MINES DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Binary test; Minimal repair; Overhaul; Partially observed Markov decision process

Indexed keywords

MARKOV PROCESSES; OPTIMIZATION;

BINARY TESTS; COST SAVING; DEGRADING SYSTEM; FLEXIBLE MODEL; MINIMAL REPAIR; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; OPTIMAL MAINTENANCE POLICIES; OPTIMAL POLICIES; OUT-OF-CONTROL; OVERHAUL; PARTIALLY OBSERVED MARKOV DECISION PROCESS; TAILORED SOLUTIONS; TEST SENSITIVITY; TWO-STATE; UPPER BOUND;

REPAIR;

EID: 80051946611     PISSN: 1748006X     EISSN: 17480078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748007810395667     Document Type: Article

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