conditionbased

Conditionbased is a term used to describe approaches, processes, or decisions that are driven by the current state or condition of a system, asset, or dataset. While commonly written as condition-based in many texts, the term conditionbased is used in some sources as a compound form to emphasize the conditional nature of actions.

In maintenance contexts, conditionbased most often refers to condition-based maintenance (CBM). CBM uses measurements from sensors, tests, or inspections to determine when maintenance should be performed, aiming to prevent failures while reducing unnecessary work. It contrasts with time-based or usage-based maintenance that triggers actions at fixed intervals.

In software and systems engineering, conditionbased logic governs control flow through conditional statements such as if-then-else, where decisions depend on evaluated conditions. In decision support and business processes, conditionbased triggers initiate workflows when data meets predefined thresholds.

In data analytics and monitoring, conditionbased filtering, alerting, and automation apply rules that act when data satisfies certain criteria, enabling adaptive responses and resource allocation.

Advantages include potentially lower costs, reduced downtime, and longer asset life, while challenges involve accurate sensing, data quality, sensor maintenance, and the need for clear criteria and governance to avoid false triggers or overfitting of rules. The concept has roots in reliability-centered maintenance and software engineering, and it often overlaps with predictive maintenance and threshold-based alerting.

Overall, conditionbased describes a decision paradigm across multiple disciplines that prioritizes the actual state of things over fixed schedules, enabling responsive and data-driven actions.