<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The purpose of this paper was to present a reliability comparison of two types of city transport buses. Case study on the example of the well-known brands of city buses: Solaris Urbino 12 and Mercedes-Benz 628 Conecto L used at Municipal Transport Company in Lublin was presented in details. A reliability index for the most failure parts and complex systems for the period of time failures was determined. The analysis covered damages of the following systems: engine, electrical system, pneumatic system, brake system, driving system, central heating and air-conditioning and doors. Reliability was analyzed based on Weibull model. It has been demonstrated, that during the operation significant reliability differences occur between the buses produced nowadays.</p></abstract>

The purpose of this paper was to present a reliability comparison of two types of city transport buses. Case study on the example of the well-known brands of city buses: Solaris Urbino 12 and Mercedes-Benz 628 Conecto L used at Municipal Transport Company in Lublin was presented in details. A reliability index for the most failure parts and complex systems for the period of time failures was determined. The analysis covered damages of the following systems: engine, electrical system, pneumatic system, brake system, driving system, central heating and air-conditioning and doors. Reliability was analyzed based on Weibull model. It has been demonstrated, that during the operation significant reliability differences occur between the buses produced nowadays.

Reliability Evaluation Of The City Transport Buses Under Actual Conditions

Lublin University of Technology, Lublin, Poland

University of Economics and Innovations in Lublin, Lublin, Poland

Transport and Telecommunication Journal

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The purpose of this paper was to present a reliability comparison of two types of city transport buses. Case study on the example of the well-known brands of...

Reliability Evaluation Of The City Transport Buses Under Actual Conditions

Published Online: Nov 24, 2015

Page range: 259 - 266

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ttj-2015-0023

Keywords
reliability, Weibull model, city transport buses

© 2015 Transport and Telecommunication Institute

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Reliability Evaluation Of The City Transport Buses Under Actual Conditions

Published Online: Nov 24, 2015

Page range: 259 - 266

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ttj-2015-0023

Keywordsreliability, Weibull model, city transport buses

© 2015 Transport and Telecommunication Institute

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
reliability, Weibull model, city transport buses