{"title":"Evaluating nominal parameters in fault diagnosis","authors":"E. W. M. Ma, T. Chow, M. Pecht","doi":"10.1109/PHM.2012.6228840","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PHM.2012.6228840","url":null,"abstract":"The first critical step in system health management, which enhance the safety, reliability, and availability of the system, is collecting appropriate data for further process. In this paper, an evaluation method for monitoring nominal parameters is proposed. The approach combines classification and clustering to evaluate the relevance of the monitored parameters and the faults.","PeriodicalId":444815,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the IEEE 2012 Prognostics and System Health Management Conference (PHM-2012 Beijing)","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126141342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The testability modeling and model conversion technology based on multi-signal flow graph","authors":"Dandan Liu, Zhaoyang Zeng, Cuihong Huang, Fan Li","doi":"10.1109/PHM.2012.6228919","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PHM.2012.6228919","url":null,"abstract":"Along with the increase of the level of complexity, integration and intelligence of system, prognostics and health management technology (PHM) has gotten more and more attention and application. The technology has become the key technology of increasing the reliability, testability, maintainability, supportability and safety of complex system. Doubtless the higher requirements are put forward to the testability technology. The testability modeling and model conversion technology are more and more emphasized by the product designer with widespread application for design for testability. In this paper, the testability modeling and model conversion technology based on the multi-signal flow graph are introduced. After describing the basic principle of testability model, the paper discussed the method of testability modeling and analysis and the method of model conversion. Finally, by using a PDU controller of momentum drive equipment of some airplane, it is validated that the methods are valid. At the same time, results show that the methods are feasible and effective in the design for PHM of modernized equipment.","PeriodicalId":444815,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the IEEE 2012 Prognostics and System Health Management Conference (PHM-2012 Beijing)","volume":"115 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124523964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research on reliability estimation for mechanical manufacturing process based on Weibull analysis technology","authors":"Jinghuan Ma, Yihai He, Chunhui Wu","doi":"10.1109/PHM.2012.6228855","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PHM.2012.6228855","url":null,"abstract":"Currently, the theory of reliability is mainly focused on product design, on the other hand, we do not have a good knowledge of reliability assurance in manufacturing process. Meanwhile, lots of engineering cases show that the reliability of products falls rapidly when it comes to the phase of batch production, revealing the weakness of our research of manufacturing reliability. Nowadays, the major problem faced by the industry is that how we can assess the product reliability in the manufacturing process as well as identify the manufacturing bottle neck which should be focused attentively by the reliability engineer in manufacturing process. To resolve the problem, a reliability assessment method of manufacturing process by using the Weibull analysis technology is presented in the paper. In this model, the reliability of manufacturing process is calculated by analyzing the manufacturing system failures firstly, and then the correlation model of reliability of manufacturing process and the qualified rate of produced product is established. According to the correlation model, we propose a reliability estimation method based on Weibull analysis technology. And the map estimation and chi-square goodness of fit tests are performed on simulated data to compare the fit of the model. Lastly, the method is validated by an example of a mechanical product manufacturing process, the result shown that the assessment method can be a useful tool in the assurance of reliability of the manufacturing process.","PeriodicalId":444815,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the IEEE 2012 Prognostics and System Health Management Conference (PHM-2012 Beijing)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125064186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A timeliness-based optimal inspection interval associated with the delay time model","authors":"R. Jiang","doi":"10.1109/PHM.2012.6228965","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PHM.2012.6228965","url":null,"abstract":"The delay-time concept has been widely applied to prevent failure of an item with a deteriorating failure mode by implementing a periodic inspection scheme. The inspection interval is usually optimized based on a cost rate model, and the optimal solution is sensitive to the cost parameters so that the cost model can be inappropriate for the situation where the cost parameters are hard to be accurately determined. In this paper, an inspection timeliness measure is defined, which is the expected time between the last inspection and the item failure. The measure reflects the timeliness of inspections and is a function of inspection interval. There exists an optimal inspection interval where the timeliness measure achieves its minimum. This timeliness-based optimal inspection interval can be obtained using Monte Carlo simulation approach. The proposed approach is illustrated by an example.","PeriodicalId":444815,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the IEEE 2012 Prognostics and System Health Management Conference (PHM-2012 Beijing)","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121961138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The intelligent BIT design of aviation integrated computer system based on improved BP neural network","authors":"Long Shi, Wenkui Hou, Junyou Shi, Hongmei Liu","doi":"10.1109/PHM.2012.6228883","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PHM.2012.6228883","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, aiming at some difficulties such as in-flight fault detection and fault isolation of aviation integrated computer system for its complex structure and function, an intelligent BIT design method of aviation integrated computer system, which combining integrated BIT and information-enhanced BIT, has been given after analyzing the research content and development of intelligent BIT. The improved BP neural network has been introduced and the algorithm is applied to the intelligent BIT design. The power process module of aviation computer system is taken as an example for MATLAB simulation. Availability of the intelligent BIT method based on improved BP neural network is partly verified by the simulation result. The insufficient of traditional BIT's fault diagnostics ability is overcome, which leads to high false alarm rate. The intelligent BIT design improves the testability and the capability of fault diagnostics and has strong practical value.","PeriodicalId":444815,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the IEEE 2012 Prognostics and System Health Management Conference (PHM-2012 Beijing)","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116417888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An inspection and replacement model based on a three-stage failure process","authors":"Fei Zhao, R. Peng, Wenbin Wang","doi":"10.1109/PHM.2012.6228928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PHM.2012.6228928","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes an inspection and replacement model based on a three-stage failure process for a single-unit system to minimize the expected cost per unit time. The models using the two-stage failure process for optimizing the inspection interval of the system have been addressed by many others. However, a three-stage failure process provides more modeling options and is closer to reality since a binary description of the system's state is restrictive. It is assumed that the system needs to be repaired immediately in case in a severe defective stage being identified at an inspection or at a failure, and replaced once it reaches a certain age, however, two different kinds of maintenance decisions are made if the system is identified to be in a minor defective stage at an inspection. Both repair and replacement renew the system. Various cost models are studied under different maintenance policies and a numerical example is presented to illustrate the applicability of the model.","PeriodicalId":444815,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the IEEE 2012 Prognostics and System Health Management Conference (PHM-2012 Beijing)","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116475148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Goszczynska Barbara, S. Grzegorz, Trampczynski Wieslaw, Krampikowska Aleksandra
{"title":"Application of the acoustic emission (AE) method to bridge testing and diagnostics comparison of procedures","authors":"Goszczynska Barbara, S. Grzegorz, Trampczynski Wieslaw, Krampikowska Aleksandra","doi":"10.1109/PHM.2012.6228807","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PHM.2012.6228807","url":null,"abstract":"On the basis of experimental results, the paper presents and analyses three procedures using acoustic emission in non-destructive tests of reinforced concrete elements and structures. Two of those procedures, namely one published by The Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory - The University of Texas at Austin and the other covered by the Japanese standard JCMS-III B5706, describe measurements with the AE method taken on prestressed or reinforced concrete beams. In both cases the same AE signal sources are analysed: crack initiation, crack formation and propagation, crack closure (friction at the concrete-concrete interface), friction at the reinforcement-concrete interface, reinforcement yield and fracture. The procedures were developed on the basis of the analysis of destructive processes in reinforced concrete elements (beams) subjected to loading under laboratory conditions. The procedures are based on AE signal measurements when loading is performed in accordance with a strictly defined scheme. As regards bridges, especially those in service, it is almost impossible to obtain accurate loading values, so it is extremely difficult to achieve real results, which arises from the conditions of taking in-situ measurements. The results of laboratory tests also show substantial discrepancies in the evaluation of elements when both procedures are applied. The third, termed the IADP procedure, provides a diagnostic method for pre-stressed structures that remain in service. The procedure is based on the identification and location of destructive processes with AE testing. The method is applicable to all pre-stressed elements independent of their structure. It accounts for the interaction of different elements and damages, and also for ambient conditions (load, humidity, temperature, etc.). The usability of the procedure is confirmed by the results of both laboratory tests and those performed on real structures.","PeriodicalId":444815,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the IEEE 2012 Prognostics and System Health Management Conference (PHM-2012 Beijing)","volume":"503 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122206060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yan Li, Zhao-yi Wang, Yueliang Chen, Yong Zhang, WengSheng Sun
{"title":"Research on compiling fatigue load spectrum of individual aircraft and analysis of fatigue life based on flight data","authors":"Yan Li, Zhao-yi Wang, Yueliang Chen, Yong Zhang, WengSheng Sun","doi":"10.1109/PHM.2012.6228937","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PHM.2012.6228937","url":null,"abstract":"Compiling fatigue load spectrum is the precondition and basement of fatigue life prediction, simulation experiments and fatigue strength analysis of aircraft. The method of air fleet life is used on management of homotype aircraft life for a long term, that is the process of achievement on safe life index by fatigue experiment of aircraft overall dimension on condition of standard fatigue load spectrum. However, individual aircraft life monitoring could represent difference on flight environment and pilot manipulation of each aircraft by real load course of aircraf, which differs from the previous method. And this could lay a foundation on having the damage informations in hand during the service life of individual aircraft timely. Furthermore, flight data system of aircraft equipment, which offer the abundant data on compiling individual fatigue load spectrum. Based on the parameters of overload on center of gravity etc., this paper firstly adopted the method of rain-flow count to register the amplitude and mean of overload data on each cycle by preprocessing of flight data. Thus the overload spectrum was compiled by the means of fluctuations in center. And the fatigue life of the critical part in an aircraft was computed using the local stress-strain techinique considering material memorial characteristics under the fatigue load spectrum based on flight data. Contrasting with experiment outcomes, the calculation results indicated the probability of aircraft life-saving, which was also the groundwork to service-life monitoring of this type aircraft.","PeriodicalId":444815,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the IEEE 2012 Prognostics and System Health Management Conference (PHM-2012 Beijing)","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131014411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unsupervised clustering for fault diagnosis","authors":"P. Baraldi, F. D. Di Maio, E. Zio","doi":"10.1109/PHM.2012.6228844","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PHM.2012.6228844","url":null,"abstract":"We develop an unsupervised clustering method for the classification of transient data. A fuzzy-based technique is employed to measure the similarity among the transients; a spectral clustering technique, embedding the unsupervised Fuzzy C-Means (FMC) algorithm, is applied to the matrix of similarity values so that the clusters are formed by patterns most similar to each other. The performance of the proposed technique is tested with respect to a case study with data artificially generated.","PeriodicalId":444815,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the IEEE 2012 Prognostics and System Health Management Conference (PHM-2012 Beijing)","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132144076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research on equipment health assessment based on grey system theory","authors":"Tongna Mu, Hongmin Yu, Xue-yan Zhang","doi":"10.1109/PHM.2012.6228821","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PHM.2012.6228821","url":null,"abstract":"The maintenance is recognized deeply and deeply along with flourish development of equipment maintenance theory and technology, people attach more and more importance to the new management mode and means of equipment maintenance-Prognostics and Health Management theory, health assessment is one of key steps. Firstly, the connotation of health assessment is analyzed; secondly, the equipment health condition classification is discussed; lastly, grey system theory is selected to assess health condition considering equipment characteristics, the basic principle of grey whitenization weight clustering is analyzed, and the equipment health assessment model based on center-point triangular whitenization weight function is set up, the efforts are tried in equipment health assessment field.","PeriodicalId":444815,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the IEEE 2012 Prognostics and System Health Management Conference (PHM-2012 Beijing)","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132930754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}