Predictive Aircraft Maintenance: Modeling and Analysis Using Stochastic Petri Nets

Predictive aircraft maintenance is a complex process, which requires the modeling of the stochastic degradation of aircraft systems, as well as the dynamic interactions between the stakeholders involved. In this paper, we show that the stochastically and dynamically colored Petri nets (SDCPNs) are able to formalize the predictive aircraft...

Vehicular loads hazard mapping through a Bayesian Network in the State of Mexico

Traffic counts collect information that is valuable, for example, in bridge and road design or maintenance processes. The average daily traffic volume is often the most collected measure of vehicular traffic, which is used in the design or assessment of major highways. Permanent control stations, situated in key locations of the highway network,...

Characterization of Long-period Ship Wave Loading and Vessel Speed for Risk Assessment for Rock Groyne Designs via Extreme Value Analysis

During the last two decades, increasing vessel size in major German estuaries has led to the significant change of the local loading regime i.e. increased importance of ship-induced waves and currents. As a consequence, the intensity of ship-induced loads has increased considerably, resulting in damage to rock structures such as revetments,...

Bayesian Networks for Estimating Hydrodynamic Forces on a Submerged Floating Tunnel

A submerged floating tunnel (SFT) is a novel structure that allows crossing waterways where immersed tunnels or bridges are not viable. However, no SFT has been built yet mainly, due to lack of experience. In consequence, there are several uncertainties regarding its design and construction. An effect that should be further investigated is the...

Criticality-based Predictive Maintenance Scheduling for Aircraft Components with a Limited Stock of Spare Components

We propose a criticality-based scheduling model for aircraft component replacements.We schedule maintenance for a fleet of aircraft, each equipped with a multi-component system. The maintenance schedule takes into account a limited stock of spare components and the Remaining-Useful-Life prognostics for the components. We propose a component...