@inproceedings{0a78e6d2f0ea49b9ab24c20f434922f6,
title = "In-service inspections for a fleet of aircraft",
abstract = "For important fatigue-sensitive structures of aircraft whose breakdowns cause serious accidents, it is required to keep their reliability extremely high. In this paper, we discuss inspection strategies for such important structures against fatigue failure. The focus is on the case when there are fatigue cracks unexpectedly detected in a fleet of aircraft within a warranty period (prior to the first inspection). The paper examines this case and proposes a technique to determine appropriate inspections intervals. We also do not assume known parameters of the underlying distributions, and the estimation of that is incorporated into the analysis and decision-making. Numerical example is provided to illustrate the procedure.",
keywords = "Aircraft, Fatigue crack, Inspection interval",
author = "Nechval, \{Konstantin N.\} and Nechval, \{Nicholas A.\} and Uldis Rozevskis",
year = "2005",
language = "English",
isbn = "9806560566",
series = "WMSCI 2005 - The 9th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Proceedings",
pages = "177--181",
booktitle = "WMSCI 2005 - The 9th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Proceedings",
note = "9th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, WMSCI 2005 ; Conference date: 10-07-2005 Through 13-07-2005",
}