Stochastic Models in Reliability Engineering

13 Stochastic Modelling of Opportunistic Maintenance for Series Systems with Degrading Components

Vasilis Koutras, Sonia Malefaki, and Agapios Platis

DOI: 10.4324/9780429331527-13

Contents

• 13.1 Introduction
• 13.2 Description of the System
• 13.3 Dependability and Performance Measures
  • 13.3.1 Asymptotic Availability
  • 13.3.2 Total Expected Operational Cost
• 13.4 Numerical Examples
• 13.5 Conclusions and Future Work
• Appendix
• References

13.1 Introduction

Large-scale complex technological systems have become a critical part of industrial, manufacturing, transportation, telecommunication, and computer systems during the past several decades. The expansion of their use has indicated the need for cautious design as well as the improvement of their dependability ...