Maintainability Survey for the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV)

Abstract

Maintenance operations influence vehicle effectiveness during the full range of required missions. These operations are essential to ensure that the vehicle systems are mission ready and coincide with the needs of the soldier. In order to identify maintainability-related shortfalls for the high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle, a survey was conducted of 89 field site maintenance personnel. The primary problems identified during this survey were troubleshooting preferences, the need for improved component access, time-consuming fastener and connectors, lifting and carrying difficulties, problems with labels and marking, and operational checks. It is recommended that new vehicle systems take these items into consideration to enhance maintenance operations thus to increase mission performance and to reduce operation and sustainment costs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA364844

Entities

People

  • Joyce M. Johnson
  • Ralph C. Akens
  • Richard S. Bruno

Organizations

  • Tank-automotive and Armaments Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Combustion
  • Control Panels
  • Diagnostic Equipment
  • Engineering
  • Exhaust Systems
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Instrument Panels
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Lessons Learned
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Oil Coolers
  • Protective Clothing
  • Test Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Software Engineering