The Cooperative Assignment of Requirements for Automatic Multipurpose Test Equipment by Location (CARAMEL).
Abstract
For the repair of modules and components that have failed, one alternative is to invest in multipurpose automatic test equipments (ATE). These expensive, general purpose systems are designed to perform many tests for fault detection, isolation, and diagnostics over a wide range of possibly failed assemblies. which may have been pulled from various weapon systems or end items. If bought, these ATE's would form a necessary part of the repair process at a maintenance echelon. There are several implicit decisions that, in the consideration of this maintenance philosophy, have to be made. Among these are: (a) Which components and modules of a particular weapon system should be repaired using the ATE concept? (b) For these components/modules that are candidates to be repaired using ATE, where should the test and repair be done? (c) Across many weapon systems, what is the workload requirement on the ATE's to test and repair failed assemblies? (d) Where should the ATE's be placed to best fit, in an economic manner, the needs of the many users? Rational ways to reach these and other decisions are discussed. Keywords: Multipurpose Test Equipment, Optimal Allocation, and Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) Modelling. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA157677
Entities
People
- Devyn Orr