Research on Computer Aided Design for Maintainability

Abstract

The objective of this research was to investigate methods for measuring and predicting equipment maintainability as a consequence of internal structure and the design of the man-machine interface. A computer-based technique has been developed for projecting maintenance workload which is sensitive to design characteristics such as selection for test points and from panel indicators, modularization, internal system architecture and circuitry, and physical packaging of the hardware. The report summarizes the operation of the performance model which generates projected diagnostic sequences for sample failures; it presents a complete example of a maintainability analysis of a system; and it discusses the current application of the technique within an intelligent tutoring system. Keywords: PROFILE Expert System; Intelligent Maintenance Training System; Troubleshooting.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 1987
Accession Number
ADA178460

Entities

People

  • Douglas M. Towne
  • Mark C. Johnson

Organizations

  • University of Southern California

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Applied Psychology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Biological Sciences
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Computers
  • Engineering
  • Graphics
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Information Science
  • Military Research
  • Psychology
  • Simulators
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Software Engineering