Application of System and Integration Readiness Levels to Department of Defense Research and Development (Postprint)

Abstract

Technology Readiness Level only tells part of the story of system maturation. As component technologies are developed to become part of systems, there are also integration and manufacturing issues to consider. This article improves upon the System and Integration Readiness Level concepts previously developed by B. J. Sauser et al., combines the concepts of Technology, Integration, and Manufacturing Readiness Levels, adapted for use in defense acquisition, into a single metric - System Readiness Level. This metric can then be used as an indicator to identify areas for resource allocation to enable the most efficient path to technology transition and to prevent premature system advancement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1015756

Entities

People

  • Sean Ross

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • High Energy Lasers
  • Lasers
  • Manufacturing
  • Maturation
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Research
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management
  • Temperature Control
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management