Chapter 12

Maintainability and Availability

12.1 introduction
Availability analysis of the system requires a
knowledge:
(1) How the components are functional
connected.
(2) The failure process of the component.
(3) The method of operation and the
definition of the failure.
(4) The repair or maintenance police.

12.2 Maintainability
12.2.1 Concept
Maintainability M(t) : the probability of
repairing a failed component or system in
a specified period of time.
Two kinds:
Preventive maintainability
Corrective maintainability

12.2.2 Preventive maintainability

reliability of the system

System Reliability

Example 12.2 derive the condition under preventive maintenance is beneficial to the

12.2.3 imperfect maintenance

12.2.4 Repair time distribution

12.2.5 Unrepaired failure

M (t ) 1 e t
Number of unrepaired failure in time

To

12.2.6 Optimum replacement strategy

The total number of the times the component is replaced is given by

n nm nr

12.2.7 Spare parts requirement

The probability of having n failure in time t :

Example 12.9 Three kind of component in an system : 20 in type A (failure rate

0.002), 130 in type B (failure rate 0.0001), and 100 in type C (failure rate 0.0005).
Find the number of spare parts required to cover the mission period 30 days and
99 percent of probability

12.3 Availability
12.3.1 definition

3. Steady state availability

4. Inherent availability

5. Achieved availability

6. Operational availability

12.3.2 Availability Analysis

12.3.3 Development of model

12.3.4 system with single component

12.3.5 Series system

One repair person :

Two repairperson

12.3.6 Parallel system

One repair person

Two repair persons

2 2
A() P0 P1 2
2 2

12.4 Optimization Approach