Redundancy strategies assessment and optimization of k-out-of-n systems based on Markov chains and genetic algorithms

A Peiravi, M Nourelfath, MK Zanjani - Reliability Engineering & System …, 2022 - Elsevier
The existing reliability formulation regarding mixed and K-mixed strategies considers only
one component as the minimum number of required components for each subsystem. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Condition-based maintenance and production speed optimization under limited maintenance capacity

M Koopmans, B de Jonge - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Many industrial facilities consist of multiple units working in parallel to reach a production
target or to maximize production revenues. These units deteriorate due to stress that is often …

Maintenance Optimization of k-Out-of-n Load-Sharing Systems Under Continuous Operation

T Wu, F Wei, L Yang, X Ma, L Hu - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Load sharing is a common mechanism in redundant systems, which possesses significant
impacts on operational safety. Although failure analyses of such systems are abundant, the …

Inspection policy optimization for a k-out-of-n/Cl (k′, n′; F) system considering failure dependence: a case study

F Zhao, R Peng, N Zhang - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
This study presents the reliability and inspection optimization of a novel k-out-of-n: G system
with linear consecutive k′-out-of-n′ load-sharing subsystems, abbreviated as k-out-of-n/C …

Inspection interval optimization of a weighted-K-out-of-N system with identical multi-state load-sharing components

M Sharifi, S Taghipour - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper aims to optimize the inspection interval of a weighted-K-out-of-N system
consisting of identical components. The components are multi-state and load-sharing …

[HTML][HTML] A copula-based approach to modelling the failure process of items under two-dimensional warranty and applications

S Wu - European Journal of Operational Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Hundreds of scholarly papers on optimisation of preventive maintenance policies for items
under warranty have been published in the reliability related literature. They typically have …

An approach to modeling residual life of a renewal process for reliability analysis and maintenance planning

R Ahmadi, Z Rasaei, R Farnoosh - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper extends and relaxes the structure of a mean remaining time to renewal model for
a failure prone system subject to minimal repairs. Compared to existing related works, the …

Optimization partial mission abandonment strategy for k-out-of-n multi-state system

X Zhao, J Zhang, C Wu, X Wang - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper studies a system with n multi-state components, when the number of failed
components reaches k, the system fails. During system operation, all non-failed components …

Opportunistic maintenance model for load sharing k-out-of-n systems with perfect PM and minimal repairs

M Arabzadeh Jamali, H Pham - Quality Engineering, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper proposes a novel opportunistic maintenance model for load-sharing k-out-of-n
systems where partial failure is allowed with corrective and preventive maintenance …

Reliability modeling and maintenance optimization for a repairable system with heterogeneity population

R Ahmadi, S Wu, A Sobhani - IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article proposes an integrated approach for reliability modeling and maintenance
scheduling of repairable parallel systems subject to hidden failures. The system consists of …