SOME ASPECTS OF AUTOMATIC TEST AND CHECKOUT IN MISSILE AND SPACE SYSTEMS,

Abstract

When portions of the factory-to-launch sequence of a missile or space system require automation, the extent of automation and the timing of the introduction of aerospace ground equipment (AGE) should be the result of cost effectiveness studies. The test plan, man-machine capabilities and limitations, relative gain to other alternative approaches, costs, and schedule influences should enter this study. The introduction of automatic AGE involves risks to the mission success rate of the missile or space system. In addition, the installation and checkout of automatic AGE is usually a troublesome process. Schedules and program costs can be adversely effected. To minimize these dangers, a building block approach to automation of AGE is recommended. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0625352

Entities

People

  • L. T. Mast

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Automatic
  • Automation
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Costs
  • Sequences
  • Space Systems

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Applied Combinatorial Optimization and Logic Circuit Design.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space