@inproceedings{b89726b1afb34d6f89e6665a1662d985,
title = "Stochastic fatigue models for efficient planning inspections in service of aircraft structures",
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 fatiguecracks unexpectedly detected in a fleet of aircraft within a warranty period (prior to the first inspection). The paper examines this case and proposes stochastic models for prediction of fatigue-crack growth 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 = "Nicholas Nechval and Konstantin Nechval and Gundars Berzinsh and Maris Purgailis and Uldis Rozevskis",
year = "2008",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-540-68982-9\_9",
language = "English",
isbn = "354068980X",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
pages = "114--127",
booktitle = "Analytical and Stochastic Modeling Techniques and Applications - 15th International Conference, ASMTA 2008, Proceedings",
note = "15th International Conference on Analytical and Stochastic Modeling Techniques and Applications, ASMTA 2008 ; Conference date: 04-06-2008 Through 06-06-2008",
}