Applying Prognostics and Health Management Technology in Battle Damage Assessment and Repair

Abstract

Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) is a technology of synthesizing logistics and maintenance. It forecasts the state of components’ health which can help maintenance work. Battlefield Damage Assessment and Repair (BDAR) is a special kind of maintenance work. They both have the common ground and the difference. PHM technology can help BDAR worker locate the damage part more quickly, and it can also help the BDAR commander make the rush-repair decision more accurately. But some special work which is the main work of this article for these purposes must be done: the characteristics of sensors’ using, the location scheme of sensors, the decision condition of rush-repair and the decision model.