General Purpose Electronic Test Equipment (GPETE) Acquisition Considerations for Automated Calibration.

Abstract

Calibration is a vital logistics element that directly impacts operational readiness and mission capability. Declining manpower resources and fleet expansion necessitate improvements in calibration productivity. The Navy has initiated several calibration automation programs. Realization of the full potential of automated calibration systems requires that the test instrument be IEEE-488 general purpose interface bus (GPIB) configured. This thesis examines the relative costs and benefits of configuring general purpose electronic test equipment (GPETE) with GPIB to facilitate automated calibration. It does so through the development of a simple cost-benefit analysis and a discussion of non-quantifiable advantages and disadvantages, based upon extensive interviews with experts and literature research. In general, the analysis supports GPIB procurement when procurement quantities are large, calibration procedures are lengthy, and/or the calibration interval is short.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA133865

Entities

People

  • William D. Stahler

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programming
  • Data Transmission
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Engineers
  • Logistics
  • Measurement
  • Naval Aviation
  • Personnel Management
  • Reliability
  • Signal Generators
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test Equipment
  • United States

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics