Samenvatting

Military systems are operated in a variable way and operating conditions are generally quite demanding. At the same time, the requirements in terms of availability and reliability are high, and strict budget limitations make that the maintenance activities must be carefully planned and executed. The traditional way of planning maintenance on military systems is the experience-based approach. However, for systems that are operated in a variable way, this approach is associated with a lot of uncertainty. For that reason, more advanced predictive maintenance concepts are developed based on the underlying physical failure mechanisms. This approach, referred to as the model-based approach, will be presented in this paper. The generic framework will be discussed and the approach will be demonstrated using four separate case studies.