Isolation of Faults in Air Force Weapons and Support Systems. Volume 2.

Abstract

The ability of the Air Force to generate and sustain wartime sortie rates or up-time of non-flying systems is affected by the ability of maintenance personnel to rapidly isolate and subsequently replace of repair malfunctioning components. Self-repairing and self-reconfigurable systems of the future are likely to depend on an ability to isolate malfunctions and respond with an optimum alternative. Requirements for maintenance, manpower, and training depend on the effectiveness of fault isolation systems and techniques ranging from Built-in Test (BIT) and Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) to technical data for trouble-shooting and manual test equipment. Among the Air Force systems and subsystems of interest are avionics, flight control systems, propulsion equipment, secondary power systems, and communications-electronics. Modern technology offers the opportunity to improve the power, accuracy, and reliability of fault isolation systems.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA176713

Entities

Organizations

  • National Research Council

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Avionics
  • Control Systems
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Electronics
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Reliability
  • Test Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems