A correlative model between maintainability and structure design
C. Guo , C. Lyu , J. Yan, R. Wang and Y. Xiao
https://doi.org/10.19124/ima.2018.001.34
Abstract
As an important quality characteristic, maintainability is the ability of a product to be repaired efficiently and economically. As the structure design largely determines the level of product maintainability, so maintainability factors should be put more consideration in the structure design. The traditional structure design put less attention on maintainability design, resulting in higher product maintenance cost. In order to enhance the relationship degree between maintainability design and structure design to achieve integrated design, this paper presents a correlative model of maintainability and structure design. First, maintainability factors and structure design factors are classified and compared. Second, according to graph theory, the correlative model is established in the form of graph and formula. Finally a case of the lubrication system is used to verify the scientific of this model.