Optimal maintenance, repairmen, and control strategies for systems with breakdowns |
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Authors: | Sarma V. Alam M. |
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Affiliation: | Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India; |
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Abstract: | Optimal preventive maintenance and repairmen policies for a system of machines subject to degradation with age and intermittent breakdowns and repairs are derived using optimal control theory. When this system of machines forms part of a dynamic process control system, a method of obtaining optimal closed-loop control law is indicated. |
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