Reliability maintaining serial number credit process
AssigneeSikorsky Aircraft Corporation
InventorsMarcus D. Cappelli, Jack Z. Zhao
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Abstract
Embodiments are directed to receiving, by a computing device comprising a processor, an anticipated usage input, a load input and a strength input associated with a unit, calculating, by the computing device, a baseline reliability value based at least in part on the anticipated usage input, the load input and the strength input, receiving, by the computing device, usage data associated with use of the unit, generating, by the computing device, an updated reliability value based on at least some of the inputs used to calculate the baseline reliability value and the usage data, and determining, by the computing device, a lifetime for the unit based on the updated reliability value.
Claims24
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device comprising a processor, an anticipated usage input, a load input and a strength input associated with a unit;
- calculating, by the computing device, a baseline reliability value based at least in part on the anticipated usage input, the load input and the strength input;
- receiving, by the computing device, usage data associated with use of the unit;
- generating, by the computing device, an updated reliability value based on at least some of the inputs used to calculate the baseline reliability value and the usage data;
- and
- determining, by the computing device, a lifetime for the unit based on the updated reliability value.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
- receive an anticipated usage input, a load input and a strength input associated with an aircraft,
- calculate a baseline reliability value based at least in part on the anticipated usage input, the load input and the strength input,
- receive usage data associated with use of the aircraft,
- generate an updated reliability value based on at least some of the inputs used to calculate the baseline reliability value and the usage data, and
- determine a lifetime for the aircraft based on the updated reliability value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.