The Need for a Systems Engineering Approach for Measuring and Predicting the Degradation of Aging Systems and How It Can Be Achieved

Abstract

This paper will explore the need for a comprehensive approach to measuring, and predicting, degradations in aging NATO aircraft and use of these predictions in a systems approach' to solving the challenges faced in supporting these aircraft. Various groups within the NATO countries have already accomplished significant progress in this area, so this paper is an attempt to refine a more global process that will provide the most useful results in the least amount of time. We believe that the appropriate application of both emerging and seemingly unrelated technologies, coupled with a systems engineering management approach, may provide acceptable results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADP014087

Entities

People

  • Gary O'neill
  • Gisele Welch
  • William Robinson

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech Research Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aerospace Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Corrosion
  • Engineering
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Functional Analysis
  • International Relations
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Risk
  • Stress Corrosion
  • Stress Corrosion Cracking
  • Systems Approach
  • Systems Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Economics
  • Systems Analysis and Design