Title :
R&M task automation macro capabilities computerization of RM&S in design survey results
Author_Institution :
Texas Instrum. Inc., Plano, TX, USA
Abstract :
Summary data from two industry surveys and data provided by workshop attendees via an R&M task automation questionnaire are presented that indicate the status of automation within industry from the respondents´ viewpoint. An overview of the computer-aided technologies being used in industry for the development, design, and manufacture of weapon systems is provided, and a general baseline of industry-implemented computer-aided technology is established. Government and industry response to the DoD computer-aided acquisition and logistics support (DCALS) initiative is assessed. The general conclusions drawn from the surveys are as follows: tasks are generally handled manually, stand-alone CAE (computer-aided engineering) tools are not being used to the extent available, reliability is more automated than maintainability and the nonuser population is slightly more optimistic about the present automation status
Keywords :
CAD/CAM; engineering computing; maintenance engineering; military computing; reliability; weapons; DCALS; R&M task automation questionnaire; RM&S; computer-aided acquisition; computer-aided engineering; computer-aided technologies; design survey results; industry response; industry surveys; industry-implemented computer-aided technology; logistics support; maintainability; nonuser population; reliability; stand-alone CAE; task automation macro capabilities computerization; weapon systems; workshop attendees; Computer aided engineering; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer industry; Defense industry; Government; Logistics; Maintenance engineering; Manufacturing automation; Manufacturing industries; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability and Maintainability in Computer-Aided Engineering Workshop, 1988. R&M - CAE, 1988 Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Leesburgh, VA
DOI :
10.1109/RMCAE.1988.95515
