What Comes After Prognostics? (keynote)

Much technical development in PHM has been dedicated to the advancement of various techniques for carrying out estimation of remaining life. The question that needs to be asked then is: what happens once you have a remaining life estimation in hand. The answer may not always be completely straightforward since it requires trading off different objectives to maximize the operator's benefit. This talk will provide a perspective for the different elements that one may need to consider in post-prognostic decision making.