Non-periodic inspection optimization of multi-component and k-out-of-m systems

Yassin Hajipour and Sharareh Taghipour

Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 2016, vol. 156, issue C, 228-243

Abstract: This paper proposes a model to find the optimal non-periodic inspection interval over a finite planning horizon for two types of multi-component repairable systems. The first system contains hard-type and soft-type components, and the second system is a k-out-of-m system with m identical components. The failures of components in both systems follow a non-homogeneous Poisson process. A component can be a single part such as battery or line cord, or a subsystem, such as circuit breaker or charger in an infusion pump, which depending on their failures could be either replaced or minimally repaired according to their ages at failure. The systems are inspected at scheduled inspections or when an event of opportunistic inspection or a system failure occur. We develop a model to find the optimal inspection scheme for each system, which results in the minimum total expected cost over the system's lifecycle. We first develop a simulation model to obtain the total expected cost for a given non-periodic inspection scheme, and then integrate the simulation model with a genetic algorithm to obtain the optimal scheme more efficiently.

Keywords: Non-periodic inspection; Multi-component system; Opportunistic inspection; Soft and hard failures; Inspection optimization; Genetic algorithm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2016.08.008

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