Tornado OLMOS Cost Benefit Study.

Abstract

The Monitoring System OLMOS was introduced on the military Weapon System Tornado in order to increase flight safety, system readiness, and logistical utilization. The monitoring of engine performance and inherent life consumption of the airframe and the engine is the prerequisite for a performance and stress oriented on condition maintenance concept. The study gives a brief system overview and shows the cost benefit trade off on airframe fatigue, static overload, engine fatigue, and engine operation monitoring. A sensitivity analysis shows the various effects using a primitive counter versus a complex integrated system. Portability of the monitoring system from Tornado to other systems is being considered as well as the expansion potentials.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 05, 1996
Accession Number
ADA324414

Entities

People

  • J. Kunz
  • M. Schlieper

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Central Processing Units
  • Computer Programming
  • Control Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Flight Recorders
  • High Pressure
  • Load Monitoring
  • Maintenance
  • Recording Systems
  • Strain Gages
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis