Generic Integrated Maintenance Diagnostics (GIMADS): designing weapon systems with the maintainer in mind

Author

Orr, Horace A.

Author_Institution

Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

23-27 May 1988

Firstpage

1477

Abstract

The Generic Integrated Maintenance Diagnostics program, known as GIMADS, is a joint effort by the US Air Force and industry to formulate a systems engineering approach for maintenance diagnostics. The program is developing written guidance-a Military Standard, and US Air Force Guide Specification-to integrate maintenance diagnostics considerations into every phase of the weapon system development process, from operational requirements determination through production and deployment. Using GIMADS guidance, the program manager, systems engineer, and design engineer can determine the best diagnostic approach for their weapon system and insure unambiguous fault isolation in the resulting diagnostic design

Keywords

electronic equipment testing; maintenance engineering; military systems; standards; systems engineering; weapons; GIMADS; US Air Force; maintenance diagnostics; military standard; systems engineering; weapon systems; Artificial intelligence; Automatic testing; Circuit faults; Design engineering; Maintenance engineering; Production systems; System testing; Systems engineering and theory; Very high speed integrated circuits; Weapons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1988. NAECON 1988., Proceedings of the IEEE 1988 National

Conference_Location

Dayton, OH

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NAECON.1988.195201

Filename

195201