When possible,
Windchill RBD analytically analyzes the system to compute failure rate,
MTBF (mean time between failures), reliability, availability, unreliability, and unavailability. When configuration complexities make analytical analysis impossible, a built-in
Monte Carlo simulation engine is used. This module supports many advanced capabilities that are unavailable in typical tools for evaluating block diagrams. Besides supporting maintenance data, it supports capacity, cost analysis, imperfect maintenance, repair resources, spares, downtime, cost calculations, and optimizations for maintenance intervals, repair resources, and spares. The
RBD module also supports phase diagrams, which model the operation of subsystems and components in specific mission phases of a phase-based system. For more information, see
Windchill RBD.