The modern rationale for Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM) comes from the transformation that a number of OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) have gone through; from selling a product in which future income is dependent on spare part revenue to selling a service in which steady monthly income can be derived in return for the effective maintenance of the asset.

This change in the business model of a manufacturer is called servitisation by some and referred to as a PSS (Product Service System) by others. IVHM is the underpinning capability, consisting of a number of technologies which enables this to happen in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

Our expertise in IVHM includes:

• Architecture
• Commercial rationale: business case and business modelling
• Diagnostics and Prognostics
• Instrumentation and Signal Processing
• IVHM Design System
• Standards.

This expertise has been exercised in the following sectors:

• Aerospace
• Automotive
• Agriculture
• Energy
• Human Health
• Rail.

We have worked with a number of companies from across the world including Alstom, BAE Systems, Boeing, Meggitt, MoD, Rolls-Royce, Thales and Western Power Distribution.

Research partners include Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE, University of Maryland), National Aeronautics Lab (India), NRCC (National Research Council of Canada) and PHM Technology (Australia).

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