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Usage monitor reliability factor using an advanced fatigue reliability assessment model

  • US 8,200,442 B2
  • Filed: 09/25/2009
  • Issued: 06/12/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • accessing flight regime rates of occurrence distributions associated with one or more flight regimes for a fleet of aircraft, the one or more flight regimes are one or more predicted maneuvers performed during a flight; and

    determining, using the accessed flight regime rates of occurrence distributions, a factor for at least one of the flight regimes that provides a predetermined amount of reliability for a component on each aircraft on the fleet of aircraft known to be affected through at least fatigue damage by the at least one flight regime.

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