Through-life Engineering Services: Motivation, Theory, and Practice (Decision Engineering)

Demonstrating the latest research and analysis in the area of through-life engineering services (TES), this book utilizes case studies and expert analysis from an international array of practitioners and researchers – who together represent multiple manufacturing sectors: aerospace, railway and automotive – to maximize reader insights into the field of through-life engineering services. As part of the EPSRC Centre in Through-life Engineering Services program to support the academic and industrial community, this book presents an overview of non-destructive testing techniques and applications and provides the reader with the information needed to assess degradation and possible automation of through-life engineering service activities . The latest developments in maintenance-repair-overhaul (MRO) are presented with emphasis on cleaning technologies, repair and overhaul approaches and planning and digital assistance. The impact of these technologies on sustainable enterprises is also analyzed. This book will help to support the existing TES community and will provide future studies with a strong base from which to analyze and apply techn9olgical trends to real world examples. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Introduction....Pages 1-9 Front Matter....Pages 11-11 Through-Life Engineering Services: Definition and Scope: A Perspective from the Literature....Pages 13-28 Through-Life Engineering Services: The NedTrain Case....Pages 29-51 Front Matter....Pages 53-53 The Impact of No Fault Found (NFF) on Through Life Engineering Services....Pages 55-70 Holistic Prognostics....Pages 71-82 Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle Management Based on Telematic Monitoring....Pages 83-94 A Weak Signal Detection Method Based on Stochastic Resonances and Its Application to the Fault Diagnosis of Critical Mechanical Components....Pages 95-114 Front Matter....Pages 115-115 Active Thermography in Through-Life Engineering....Pages 117-127 Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul in Through-Life Engineering Services....Pages 129-156 Modeling and Sequential Repairs of Systems Considering Aging and Repair Effects....Pages 157-174 Cold Spray Coating Technology for Metallic Components Repairing....Pages 175-184 Front Matter....Pages 185-185 Through-Lifecycle Aspects for Functional Products to Consider During Development and Operation: A Literature Review....Pages 187-207 Understanding Maintenance Decisions: How to Support Acquisition of Capital Assets....Pages 209-224 Integration of Operational Data into Maintenance Planning....Pages 225-240 Integrated Maintenance System Trend and a Maintenance Scheduling System Application....Pages 241-268 Managing Design Change with Functional Blueprints....Pages 269-284 Front Matter....Pages 285-285 Obsolescence Management....Pages 287-296 Planning to Extend the Life of Major Assets: Metro Rail Example....Pages 297-322 Identification of Risks Related to Integrated Product Service Offerings of Rail Infrastructure: A Swedish Case....Pages 323-340 Managing Obsolescence Risk....Pages 341-357 Front Matter....Pages 285-285 TES Service Innovation and the Role of Standards....Pages 359-371 Front Matter....Pages 373-373 Building Dependable Electronic Systems for Autonomous Maintenance....Pages 375-394 Autonomous Maintenance for Through-Life Engineering....Pages 395-419 Front Matter....Pages 421-421 New Approaches to Through-Life Asset Management in the Maritime Industry....Pages 423-438 Future Challenges and Opportunities in Through-Life Engineering Services and Concluding Remarks....Pages 439-452 Back Matter....Pages 453-457 Demonstrating the latest research and analysis in the area of through-life engineering services (TES), this book utilizes case studies and expert analysis from an international array of practitioners and researchers -- who together represent multiple manufacturing sectors: aerospace, railway and automotive -- to maximize reader insights into the field of through-life engineering services. As part of the EPSRC Centre in Through-life Engineering Services program to support the academic and industrial community, this book presents an overview of non-destructive testing techniques and applications and provides the reader with the information needed to assess degradation and possible automation of through-life engineering service activities . The latest developments in maintenance-repair-overhaul (MRO) are presented with emphasis on cleaning technologies, repair and overhaul approaches and planning and digital assistance. The impact of these technologies on sustainable enterprises is also analyzed. This book will help to support the existing TES community and will provide future studies with a strong base from which to analyze and apply technological trends to real world examples