RELIABILITY ANALYSIS FOR AIRFIELD LIGHTING SYSTEMS

This report presents a model for performing reliability analyses of airfield lighting systems. A set of consecutive coefficients was developed to account for system failure criteria which include random light outages, consecutive light outages, and consecutive light bar failures. Probability theory and simulation techniques are used with the consecutive coefficients to determine system reliability. A computerized version of the model was used in a sensitivity analysis to determine the effect on system reliability of parameters such as unit reliability, system configuration, maintenance strategy, and unit performance characteristics. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

  P.O. Box 4005
  Champaign, IL  United States  61820
• Authors:
  • Lindow, E S
  • Kuo, F
• Publication Date: 1978-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 122 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport runways; Airports; Analysis; Costs; Lighting; Lighting equipment; Maintainability; Mathematical analysis; Navigation lights; Reliability; Sensitivity; Sensitivity analysis; Simulation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Runway lights
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Finance; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00176220
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-RD-77-148 Final Rpt., CERL-RD-77-148
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FA66WAI-118
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 19 1978 12:00AM