Integrated Testing and Maintenance Technologies.
Abstract
Maintenance of weapon systems is becoming an increasingly important consideration in weapon system development, because the cost of maintenance is a significant portion of the life cycle cost of the system. The objective of the Integrated Testing and Maintenance Technologies effort is to define requirements for an onboard test system for the avionic suite planned for tactical fighters in the 1990's. Problems with current onboard test systems were analyzed to determine where improvements could be made. In addition, the anticipated avionic architecture and mission of the 1990's were evaluated to determine the impact on maintenance capability. Requirements for the Integrated Testing and Maintenance System were developed and documented in a system specification. Identified improvements over current systems include better filtering of intermittent failure reports, better isolation of intermittent failures through the use of recorded data, more extensive use of system-level tests of mission operational data and a man-machine interface providing more information to the maintenance technician. In addition, artificial intelligence applications were evaluated to determine where they might be effectively applied to ITM. A design concept for a fault classification expert system was developed. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA138587
Entities
People
- M. J. Partridge
- R. B. Williams
- R. O. Denney
Organizations
- Boeing