Risk Driven Engineering of Prognostics and Health Management Systems in Manufacturing

The paper aims at discussing a risk driven engineering approach to support the development of prognostics and health management systems in manufacturing. Through selected cases, the paper is shedding the light on the gaps existing between the current technological potentials available from prognostics and health management, and their engineering in real industrial contexts coping with the constraints and opportunities of existing ICT and machine infrastructure. The use of well-known safety and reliability analysis techniques, within the proposed methodology, supports the development in accordance with the real needs from production and maintenance processes operated in a fac