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New concept for aircraft maintenance management: The "Dolphin Curve life cycle model" of a typical repairable system

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Abstract

Guided by the concept of maintenance engineering - Men-Aircraft-Environment Complex System (MEMAECS), based on many years' observations and analyses of statistical data, and integrated with experts' experiences, the authors' further study of the Spoon-shaped Curve (Qi, 2003) has shown that in the maintenance practice of aircraft this curve exists as a statistical model - The Dolphin Curve, which can be divided into three types. From the viewpoint of maintenance practice of aircraft, The Dolphin Curve model has further elaborated the general relation in the concept of MEMAECS between maintenance and product life. Aircraft are typically repairable systems. Therefore, the Dolphin Curve Model can also help us broaden the train of thought in the exploration of modeling for repairable systems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAnnual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 2005 Proceedings
Subtitle of host publicationThe International Symposium on Product Quality and Integrity
Pages533-537
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
EventAnnual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 2005 Proceedings: The International Symposium on Product Quality and Integrity - Alexandria, VA, United States
Duration: 24 Jan 200527 Jan 2005

Publication series

NameProceedings - Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium
ISSN (Print)0149-144X

Conference

ConferenceAnnual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 2005 Proceedings: The International Symposium on Product Quality and Integrity
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAlexandria, VA
Period24/01/0527/01/05

Keywords

  • Complex system
  • Maintenance management
  • Maintenance-man-hours
  • Nonlinear characteristic
  • Repairable System
  • The Dolphin Curve
  • The Spoon-Shaped Curve

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