Optimum component test plans for phased-mission systems

Feyzioglu O., Altinel I. K., Oezekici S.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH, cilt.185, sa.1, ss.255-265, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 185 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ejor.2007.01.053
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.255-265
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: reliability, component testing, phased-mission systems, semi-infinite linear programming, SERIES SYSTEM, RELIABILITY, ALGORITHM, DESIGN
  • Galatasaray Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We consider the component testing problem of a system that has to perform a mission consisting of a sequence of stages. Once a stage is over, all failed components of the system are replaced before the next stage starts in order to improve its reliability. The components have exponential life distributions where the failure rates depend on the stage of the mission. We formulate the optimal component testing problem as a semi-infinite linear program. We present an algorithmic procedure to compute optimal test times based on the column generation technique and illustrate with numerical examples. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.