Parameter Estimation of a Multistate Model for an Aging Piece of Equipment under Condition-Based Maintenance

We study a multistate model for an aging piece of equipment under condition-based maintenance and apply an expectation maximization algorithm to obtain maximum likelihood estimates of the model parameters. Because of the monitoring discontinuity, we cannot observe any state's duration. The obse...

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Main Authors: Qihong Duan, Xiang Chen, Dengfu Zhao, Zheng Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/347675