Category: Types of RA

  • RAM and RCA

      RAM analysis RAM Purpose Types of RAM performance predictions  RAM technique – Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS) “Simulating” a single mission of 10000 hours Averaging the results of many simulation runs Summary of the RAM MCS method A simple first example Another simple example RAM example 3 – a complex system RAM example 4 –…

  • Monte Carlo Simulation

    In the context of maintenance and reliability, “simulation” refers to Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS). MCS generates and uses a stream of random numbers to represent failure (cumulative)  probabilities and repair duration (cumulative) probabilities. It substitutes these random numbers for F(t) in the cumulative failure probability equation (for example equation 1 below) and solves for t. It repeats…

  • EXAKT vs Weibull

    The difference is that Weibull is a reliability analysis procedure in two dimensions, namely Reliability versus Age. Its main purpose is to discover the relationship (equation) relating reliability and age. EXAKT is a reliability analysis software that relates several dimensions, namely Reliability versus Age versus each monitoring variable (condition indicator) discovered in the analysis procedure…