Methodology Investigation. A Comparison of Reliability Tests for Avionics Equipment Onboard U.S. Army Helicopters

Abstract

An investigation was conducted to determine which of several reliability tests provided a most realistic representation of field environments experienced by avionics equipment onboard US Army helicopters. Originally the program was scheduled to test a total of twenty-five AN/ARC-115 radios in groups of five, where each group was subjected to a different reliability test. Flight tests, bench tests, AGREE tests, uniaxial vibration tests, and triaxial vibration tests were the selected environments in which the radios were to be operated under simulated conditions, functional checks performed as required, and any failures noted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA012062

Entities

People

  • Daniel D. Kana

Organizations

  • Southwest Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Amplitude Modulation
  • Army Aircraft
  • Avionics
  • Bench Tests
  • Direction Finding
  • Environment
  • Helicopters
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Maintenance
  • New Mexico
  • Power Supplies
  • Reliability
  • Signal Generators
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.