Abstract
This article investigates complex repairable artillery systems that include several failure modes. We derive a superposed process based on a mixture of nonhomogeneous Poisson processes in a minimal repair model. This allows for a bathtub-shaped failure intensity that models artillery data better than currently used methods. The method of maximum likelihood is used to estimate model parameters and construct confidence intervals for the cumulative intensity of the superposed process. Finally, we propose an optimal maintenance policy for repairable systems with bathtub-shaped intensity and apply it to the artillery-failure data.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2013
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2013 American Society for Quality. This article first appeared in Journal of Quality Technology 45, no. 1 (January 2013): 100-15.
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Recommended Citation
Mun, Byeong Min, Suk Joo Bae, and Paul H. Kvam. "A Superposed Log-Linear Failure Intensity Model for Repairable Artillery Systems." Journal of Quality Technology 45, no. 1 (January 2013): 100-15.