The Electronic Delivery of Automated Technical Information for Logistics Support of Navy Weapon Systems: Potential, System Description and Status
Abstract
This report presents a technical description and summarizes the technological status of a system for electronic delivery (presentation by means of a luminous screen) of fleet Technical Manuals (TMs) designed for logistic support of Navy Weapon Systems. Based largely on tests and analyses performed under the Navy Technical Information Presentation System (NTIPS) project, the report provides in detail the hardware and software requirements for a system which would fulfill this function, relates the acquisition of such a system to existing TM problems and procedures, and cites technological areas where further development is needed. It compares the effectiveness of electronically delivered TMs to conventional, page-oriented, paper TMs, and explores human-factors aspects of the man-machine interface involved. A survey of ongoing Navy efforts in the area of TM automation is included. The report summarizes results of recent field tests in which TM electronic-delivery procedures were evaluated under operational conditions using active-duty fleet technicians as test subjects. An ongoing RDT&E program in support of TM electronic delivery is described; coordination of this RDT&E effort with the DOD Computer-aided Acquisition and Logistic Support (CALS) initiative, and with the TM-automation efforts of the other Services, is outlined.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA211757
Entities
People
- Eric L. Jorgensen
- Joseph J. Fuller
- Samuel C. Rainey