Application future failure frequency prediction method

This project will be further elaborating the failure prediction method. This will be done by adding physical models to the comparison with statistical models, and by studying the method’s possibilities in a case study.

Supported degradation curves

The prediction of failure frequencies is usually done by selecting a statistical model and by fitting the model to the failure data. It is difficult to make a well-founded choice of a model, even if the choice will mean significant differences in the results. In this project a method will be elaborated in which the Comsima stress model is used to make a well-founded choice of a statistical model. In addition, the researchers will compare the most common models in the literature with the failure frequencies, after which they will determine the set of models to be calculated. This will provide an improved prediction of future failure frequencies as well as a reliability margin regarding the results.

Application in a case

The method will be applied in a case study to test its possibilities. In this case study, the failure registrations will be analysed – e.g., failure frequency distribution as a function of installation location, cohort layout and trends. The project will also compare the results with USTORE data. Among other things, this will produce differences in trends, interpretations and recommendations so as to complement USTORE with desirable parameters. Subsequently the method will be run. The project will interpret and describe the results and make recommendations for improvement.