A procedure based on a digraph and matrix method is developed for evaluation of maintainability index of mechanical systems. Features which characterize or ease in maintenance of a system are identified and are called the ...

A procedure based on graph theory and matrix approach has been developed for the reliability evaluation and selection of a rolling element bearing for an application. The reliability of the bearing is evaluated considering ...

A procedure for the failure cause identification of tribo-mechanical systems is presented based on fault-tree using a digraph approach. A variable-event system digraph for a tribo-mechanical system is suggested which takes ...

Maintainability of mechanical systems based on tribology is suggested and evaluated in this paper. Tribo-features of mechanical systems, which characterise maintainability are identified and are modelled in terms of ...

This paper presents a methodology to evaluate the machinability of work materials for a given machining operation using digraph and matrix methods. A universal machinability index is proposed that evaluates and ranks work ...

This paper presents a method for failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) of mechanical and hydraulic systems based on a diagraph and matrix approach. The method takes into account structural as well as functional interaction ...

A procedure for the fault location of tribo-mechanical systems based on graph theory and matrix approach is presented. A component digraph which represents the failure propagation network of the tribo-mechanical system is ...