Fuzzy time-dependent reliability modeling and analysis method for mechanisms based on strength degradation

  • Zhenbang Gao
  • , Jianguo Zhang
  • , Wensheng Peng
  • , Linjie Kan
  • , Pidong Wang

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Abstract

Mechanism reliability includes structural reliability of mechanism components and kinematic reliability of the mechanism. In fact, in practice mechanism reliability usually considers only kinematic reliability of the mechanism. Strength degradation including fatigue, wear, corrosion, and motion error, etc., are major failure mechanism of systems, sub-systems or components. In this paper, it is based on mechanism synthesis. In addition, the paper considers time dependence of strength degradation and fuzziness of the state in mechanism reliability analysis. Strength degradation mainly includes motion error and wear. Fuzzy time-dependent mathematical model of reliability is established based on fuzzy time-dependent methods, such as PHI2\MCS, and combined with traditional mechanical reliability analysis methods, such as FORM\SORM. The paper considers fuzziness of the state at the same time. Thus, fuzzy time-dependent failure probability is able to compute. Two examples demonstrate the practicality and feasibility of the method.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRAMS 2014 - Proceedings 2014
Subtitle of host publicationThe 60th Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Print)9781479928477
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event60th Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, RAMS 2014 - Colorado Springs, CO, United States
Duration: 27 Jan 201430 Jan 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings - Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium
ISSN (Print)0149-144X

Conference

Conference60th Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, RAMS 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityColorado Springs, CO
Period27/01/1430/01/14

Keywords

  • PHI2
  • fuzzy time-dependent
  • mechanism motion error
  • mechanism reliability
  • strength degradation

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