Basic Terms
- Technical system - the set of material elements (components) intended for satisfaction of any need of the person (society) or technical system of higher hierarchical level, possessing even one property leaving for the sum of properties of elements (components) making it.
- FCA object - subjected to the analysis of the HARDWARE or its elements.
- subsystem - the system which is a part analyzed HARDWARE.
- supersystem - the system including analyzed HARDWARE.
- Consumer property - ability of the HARDWARE to satisfy any need of the person (or society) or other HARDWARE.
- Expenses for maintenance and achieve consumer properties - the cumulative resulted charges on technical system at all stages of its life cycle.
- The cost analysis - definition of expenses for performance of functions and them
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