Health Management and Sustainment Transformation in the U.S. Air Force (Preprint)

Abstract

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), along with its many research partners, is actively engaged in aiding the transformation of the Air Force's sustainment practices. While the concept of health management has been discussed in the research community for some time now, the U.S. Air Force has faced many challenges which inhibit the transition of these technologies. However, times are changing in our Air Force. Transformation which is occurring at all levels of the Air Force seeks to eliminate the barriers which stand in the way of implementing Integrated Systems Health Management (ISHM). This paper will briefly discuss the various Air Force (AF) sponsored transformation activities and how these programs represent real opportunities to transition technologies which the health management community has been working so diligently on. The remaining portion of the paper will describe AFRL's ISHM vision and focus on the authors' own research in embedded sensing systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA456837

Entities

People

  • Craig Neslen
  • Kelly Navarra
  • William Freemantle

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Condition Based Maintenance
  • Information Systems
  • Integrated Systems
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Structural Components
  • Structural Health Monitoring
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Turbines

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.