Reliability issues of combat means

• Autorzy: Kasprzyk Piotr , Figurski Jan , Chmura Tomasz

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.37055/slw/211040

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article addresses the fundamental functional prerequisites necessary to ensure the reliability of combat assets during their operational use. It outlines and characterizes the functional components of reliability within systems exhibiting both series and parallel configurations. The quantifiable aspect of reliability encompasses the critical conditions required for these structural configurations to function effectively. Based on the analyzed reliability components, key availability indicators were defined, along with exemplary values that these indicators may assume for various categories of combat assets. These indicators constitute the basis for determining prognostic parameters, which are capable of characterizing the reliability behavior of a combat asset throughout its operational life cycle. The research contribution of the article lies in demonstrating the practical applicability of reliability theory to the domain of combat assets. The primary objective of the research was to identify and describe the correlations between reliability issues and combat systems, whose operational condition requires ongoing monitoring. As demonstrated, the principles of reliability theory provide an accurate framework for describing failure mechanisms and operational degradation processes in such assets. The article includes illustrative calculations of reliability indicators for a notional combat system, based on practical research experience with real-world military assets. It is shown that weapon systems may be analyzed within the framework of reliability engineering, similarly to other types of technical equipment whose performance and failures can be described using mathematical models. The scheduling and scope of maintenance and repair activities are generally defined in applicable technical documentation (where available). However, the detailed procedures and workflows are usually developed at the initiation of operational deployment and are subsequently refined and expanded in response to service experience and feedback. Given the ongoing modernization of armaments within the Polish Armed Forces, there is a critical need for the continuous enhancement of test methodologies and diagnostic tools used in the evaluation of emerging combat systems. This underscores the importance of adapting research infrastructure and instrumentation to meet current and future technical requirements.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

combat means; reliability; reliability structures; life cycle; exploitation

• Wydawca: Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna im. Jarosława Dąbrowskiego
• Czasopismo: Systemy Logistyczne Wojsk
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Vol. 62, no. 1
• Strony: 81--94
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 10 poz., rys., tab., wz.

Twórcy

autor

Kasprzyk Piotr

• Research Division, Military Institute of Armored and Automotive Technology, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8911-4682

autor

Figurski Jan

• Center for explosives and warfare agents, Military Armament Technical Institute, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6389-5759

autor

Chmura Tomasz

• Center for Small Arms and Ballistic Shields, Military Armament Technical Institute, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4978-2856

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