Title :
Integrated depot environment for avionics support (IDEAS)
Author :
Maimone, Michael J.
Author_Institution :
Transp. Aircraft, McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, CA, USA
Abstract :
The classical Air Force Organic Depot for avionics support is a paper intensive environment with a limited degree of automation that is not fully integrated with other levels of maintenance. In addition, with decreased DoD funding for support of avionics systems, the Air Logistics Centers (ALCs) will be tasked to do more with less budget. The C-17 Integrated Depot Environment for Avionics Support (IDEAS) concept offers a solution for improving the efficiency of maintenance personnel while greatly improving the reliability and maintainability of the C-17 Airlifter through the use of a networked computer system and a paperless environment. IDEAS explores off-the-shelf computer hardware, automatic test equipment, and integrated state-of-the-art systems software that would link to existing ground based maintenance systems such as G081 and G0868 and existing C-17 development tools
Keywords :
aircraft maintenance; automatic test equipment; electronic equipment testing; ground support equipment; military avionics; user interface management systems; Ada; Air Force; Air Logistics Centers; C-17 Airlifter; C-17 Integrated Depot Environment; C-17 development tools; DoD; G081; G0868; IDEA; Integrated Depot Environment; automatic test equipment; avionics support; avionics systems; efficiency; ground based maintenance systems; maintainability; maintenance personnel; networked computer system; off-the-shelf computer hardware; paperless environment; reliability; Aerospace electronics; Automatic logic units; Automatic test equipment; Automation; Computer network reliability; Computer networks; Hardware; Logistics; Maintenance; Personnel;
Conference_Titel :
AUTOTESTCON '94. IEEE Systems Readiness Technology Conference. 'Cost Effective Support Into the Next Century', Conference Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1910-9
DOI :
10.1109/AUTEST.1994.381566
