PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS METHOD FOR IMPROVING AND EXPEDITING REALIZATION OF SYSTEM SAFETY, AVAILABILITY AND COST PERFORMANCE INCREASES
First Claim
1. A computer-assisted method for increasing reliability of a system having a plurality of components, the computer including a processor and a data repository, the method comprising:
- evaluating current failure trends of one or more of the components via the processor;
evaluating engineering instructions for repair resulting from a failure of the one or more components;
forecasting future failure trends based on the evaluated current failure trends; and
updating at least one of supply channels and maintenance and repair protocols based on the future failure trends and the evaluated engineering instructions.
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Abstract
Predictive analysis systems and methods use and correlate data from historic events to identify trends and develop corrective maintenance and logistics actions in various technology areas, such as the transportation industry, the manufacturing industry, or any other suitable industry that experiences equipment failure. The predictive analysis method and also determines the adequacy and compliance of the requirements prior to the failure of a system in order to preemptively minimize and eliminate these negative outcomes. Current failure trends may be evaluated for one or several components of a given system, which may be the frequency of incidence of failure of one or more components of the system. Engineering instructions for repair may also be evaluated when a failure of one or more components of the system has taken place. On the basis of this information, future failure trends may be forecast and supply channels and maintenance and repair protocols may be updated in order to decrease component failure.
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1. A computer-assisted method for increasing reliability of a system having a plurality of components, the computer including a processor and a data repository, the method comprising:
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evaluating current failure trends of one or more of the components via the processor; evaluating engineering instructions for repair resulting from a failure of the one or more components; forecasting future failure trends based on the evaluated current failure trends; and updating at least one of supply channels and maintenance and repair protocols based on the future failure trends and the evaluated engineering instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19)
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14. A system for increasing reliability of a system having a plurality of components, the system comprising:
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a first evaluating module for evaluating current failure trends of one or more of the components; a second evaluating module for evaluating engineering instructions for repair resulting from a failure of the one or more components; a forecasting module for forecasting future failure trends based on the evaluated current failure trends; and an updating module for updating at least one of supply channels and maintenance and repair protocols based on the future failure trends and the evaluated engineering instructions.
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15. A system for increasing reliability of a system having a plurality of components, the system comprising:
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a processor; a user interface functioning via the processor; and a repository accessible by the processor;
wherein;current failure trends of one or more of the components are evaluated; engineering instructions for repair resulting from a failure of the one or more components are evaluated; future failure trends are forecasted based on the evaluated current failure trends; and at least one of supply channels and maintenance and repair protocols are updated based on the future failure trends and the evaluated engineering instructions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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