Comparison of State Tables and Ordnance Publications for Troubleshooting Digital Equipment.

Abstract

Eight Navy technicians participated in an evaluation of the effectiveness of state tables in troubleshooting the Missile Control Unit (MCU) of the NATO Seasparrow Surface Missile System. In a repeated-measures design, the technicians used either state tables or ordnance publications (OPs) to troubleshoot 96 problems in the MCU. With state tables, 31 of 48 problems were solved in 1499 minutes. With OPs, nine of 48 problems were solved in 2027 minutes. Twice as many checks were made with OPs as were made with state tables. Seven of the eight subjects rated state tables as excellent or good. With OPs, the ratings were lower and less consistent, ranging from poor to good. In general, state tables were preferred over OPs. Results are discussed in terms of state table implementation in the fleet. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA107945

Entities

People

  • M. Michael Porta
  • Robert J. Smillie

Organizations

  • Hughes Aircraft Company

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Control Systems
  • Digital Circuits
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Human Resources
  • Instructors
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Warfare

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