In order to overcome the challenges by OEMs, this paper presents a proposed PHM implementation architecture as shown in Figure 1. Following are the key elements of the proposed architecture:
An intelligent device acts as a companion to the product. This intelligent device could be part of product or external to the product. The intelligent device will have following attributes:
Ground station device is a small electronic device that can be mounted near to runway, or hand- held device or device that can be mounted inside the airport. The ground station device will have following attributes:
Figure 1: PHM Framework for OEMs
Database is a storage space for various data received from ground station device, from product engineering, repair and maintenance group. The database will have following attributes:
PHM Software Package is a combination of different software working together to predict the product behavior, provides alerts and provides charts, plots using visual data analytics for further insight. The PHM software package will contain following sub-packages and attributes:
Diagnosis
Prognosis
Visual analytics
Communication with database