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Reduction of Life Cycle Costs for a Contemporary Helicopter through Improvement of Reliability and Maintainability Parameters

Ghosh, Chanchal, Maiti, J., Shafiee, Mahmood, Kumaraswamy, K.G. (2018) Reduction of Life Cycle Costs for a Contemporary Helicopter through Improvement of Reliability and Maintainability Parameters. International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, 35 (2). pp. 545-567. ISSN 0265-671X. (doi:10.1108/IJQRM-11-2016-0199) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:79744)

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Purpose: The modern helicopters are designed with maximum serviceability and long life expectancy to ensure minimum life cycle cost. The purpose of this paper is to present a framework to incorporate the customer requirements on reliability and maintainability (R&M) parameters into the design and development phase of a contemporary helicopter, and to discuss the way to capture operational data to establish and improve the R&M parameters to reduce life cycle cost. Design/methodology/approach: From the analysis, it is established that the reliability and maintainability cost is the major contributor to the life cost. The significant reliability and maintainability parameters which influence R&M cost are identified from analysis. The operational and design data of a contemporary helicopter are collected, compiled and analyzed to establish and improve the reliability and maintainability parameters. Findings: The process depicted in the paper is followed for a contemporary helicopter and substantial amount of life cycle cost reduction is observed with improvement of R&M parameters. Practical implications: The benefits of this methodology not only reduce life cycle cost but also improve the availability/serviceability through less failure and less time for scheduled maintenance. The methodologies also provide the reliability trends indicating potential area for design improvement. Originality/value: The proposed approach assists asset managers to reduce the life cycle costs through improvement of R&M parameters.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1108/IJQRM-11-2016-0199
Uncontrolled keywords: Reliability; Maintainability; Life Cycle Cost; Helicopter; Maintenance Man Hour; Time between Overhaul
Subjects: T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA165 Engineering instruments, meters etc. Industrial instrumentation
T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA168 Systems engineering
T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Engineering and Digital Arts
Depositing User: Mahmood Shafiee
Date Deposited: 23 Jan 2020 20:09 UTC
Last Modified: 04 Mar 2024 19:57 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/79744 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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