OPERATIONAL DESIGN CRITERIA FOR MISSILE GROUND SYSTEMS: READINESS TESTING

Abstract

This document presents a study on operational research of readiness testing. Readiness testing is a ground operation that covers tests performed regularly for the purpose of detecting failures that have occurred in the missile and launch equipment. An important adjunct to criteria for physical characteristics of readiness-testing equipment are statements derived from operational analyses that specify (a) what tests are best done by each testing method, (b) the best test frequencies, and (c) the preferred equipment locations for each test; these are operational design criteria. Different testing methods- -check periodically, monitor continuously, leave alone-and equipment locations-- van, silo, missile-could yield different readiness probabilities for each missile function. These probabilities depend on the particular missile's characteristics (test-point availability, failure rates, modes of operation, etc.) and test equipment characteristics (test completeness, accuracy, failure rates, etc.).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 15, 1960
Accession Number
AD0420929

Entities

People

  • Sidney I. Firstman

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Corporations
  • Design Criteria
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Inspection
  • Maintenance
  • Markov Processes
  • Mathematical Models
  • Measurement
  • Operations Research
  • Reliability
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Methods

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  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Regression Analysis.