The impact of next generation test technology on aviation maintenance

Author

Ross, William A.

Author_Institution

Naval Air Svstems Command, Patuxent River, MD, USA

fYear

2003

fDate

22-25 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

2

Lastpage

9

Abstract

This paper begins by reviewing the background of avionics maintenance in the DoD. It defines O, I and D levels of maintenance and details their implementation in each of the services. OSD\´s ATS policy and its implementation are reviewed, as are the DoD ATS Executive Agent\´s goals, objectives and strategy. The paper then details test technologies currently being developed and demonstrated by joint service teams, and discusses system level demonstrations, focusing on the ARGCS project. It then explores the impact on aviation maintenance and the many benefits of the test technologies being developed. The paper concludes with a vision of the future centered around a robust, flexible test capability that makes possible a "purple" maintenance unit with broad capability to support joint warfighting task forces comprised of weapon systems from all the services.

Keywords

aircraft maintenance; automatic test equipment; military avionics; virtual instrumentation; ARGCS project; ATS implementation; ATS policy; aviation maintenance; joint service teams; joint warfighting task force support; maintenance levels; military avionics maintenance; purple maintenance unit; robust flexible test capability; test technologies; weapon systems; Aerospace electronics; Automatic testing; Circuit testing; Instruments; Logistics; Military aircraft; Software measurement; Software testing; System testing; Weapons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AUTOTESTCON 2003. IEEE Systems Readiness Technology Conference. Proceedings

ISSN

1080-7725

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7837-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AUTEST.2003.1243547

Filename

1243547