Demonstration of Sensor Data Integration Across Naval Aviation Maintenance

Abstract

A key goal of the Navys Digital Warfare Office (DWO) is to use the emerging field of big data analytics to tackle numerous challenges facing the Navy. DWO asked CNA to examine the issue of Super Hornet (F/A-18E/F strike fighter) readiness and recommend data-driven solutions that leverage underutilized sensor data. CNA proposed a pilot program that integrated sensor data across maintenance levels to expedite repairs of aviation parts. The five-month pilot program began on July 10, 2017, at the Fleet Readiness Center at Oceana in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and was implemented on APG-65 and APG-73 radars. We assessed the pilot program through several metrics and found that, during the program, repair time was significantly decreased and repair efficiency increased. Our findings suggest that sensor data integration across maintenance levels may considerably improve F/A-18 readiness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1048806

Entities

People

  • Adi Zolotov
  • Alejandra Jolodosky

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Contracts
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Integration
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Maintenance
  • National Governments
  • Naval Aviation
  • Radar
  • Radar Components
  • Radar Transmitters
  • Training
  • Transmitters

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies