The objective of condition based maintenance (CBM) is typically to determine an optimal maintenance policy to minimize the overall maintenance cost based on condition monitoring information. The existing work reported in the literature only focuses on determining the optimal CBM policy for a single unit. In this paper, we investigate CBM of multi-component systems, where economic dependency exi...

The train braking system with redundant components has an essential effect on driver safety. In this paper, we consider the failure of K-out-of-N brake motors during operation and recovery by preventive maintenance. Two Continuous Time Markov Chains (CTMC) are used to model working process maintenance corresponding real situation train. Considering intermittent daily cyclical overhaul nested re...

This study provides an economic evaluation for a Land Ferry, which is a rail system capable of carrying trucks and all other types of vehicles, passengers, and cargo. The Land Ferry system involves a sliding loading system to roll heavy loads onto a flatbed; as a result, loading and unloading of all vehicles and cargo could be accomplished simultaneously. The evaluation for this system included...