Conditioned based maintenance (CBM)

The Army's Research Development and Engineering Command's, Aviation Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) is leading a prognostic and diagnostic revolution to incorporate Conditioned Based Maintenance (CBM) into the U.S. Army's rotorary aircraft programs. By combining the CBM concept with existing AMRDEC diagnostic products and in-house created algorithms, opportunities have arisen for methods of prognosis utilizing data from our Automatic Test Equipment (ATE). Implementing diagnostics and prognostics into Army weapon systems presents an opportunity to reduce system downtime and costs associated with unscheduled maintenance. By enabling CBM, diagnostics and prognostics can dramatically reduce the need for routine tear-down for inspection, repair or replacement of critical components. Fault detection creates an opportunity for self maintained actions that can autonomously correct emerging faults and perform routine system health functions or maintenance.