Multi-mission selective maintenance modelling for multistate systems over a finite time horizon

Xiaosheng Zhang, Jianqiao Chen, Ben Han and Junxiang Li

Journal of Risk and Reliability, 2019, vol. 233, issue 6, 1040-1059

Abstract: In the life cycle of a long-life structure, multiple maintenances are often required to ensure safety or normal performance. This article developed a multi-mission selective maintenance optimization model for a system with several multistate components over a finite time horizon. The model aims to minimize the total cost by determining the optimal intervention time and the corresponding maintenance option of each component. The system reliability requirement is taken as the constraint. The degradation process of each component is characterized by a homogeneous continuous time Markov chain in this model. Considering the uncertainties that exist during the deterioration–maintenance process, the condition state of each component at any time is described by a state probability vector. In addition, the components in the system are considered to be structurally dependent during the maintenance process, and a directed graph is used to represent the precedence relations among these components. A differential evolution algorithm is utilized to solve this complicated optimization model. A numerical example and an engineering application are presented to illustrate the availability of the proposed model.

Keywords: Multi-mission; selective maintenance; structural dependence; homogeneous continuous time Markov chain; reliability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1177/1748006X19855530

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