Title :
F/A-18D(RC) built-in-test false alarms
Author :
Westervelt, Kerry
Author_Institution :
Aircraft Div., Naval Air Warfare Center, Patuxent River, MD, USA
fDate :
6/24/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Built-in-test (BIT) false alarm indications have been a challenge for the F/A-18D (RC) Advanced Tactical Air Reconnaissance (ATARS) program throughout development and production. Numerous software updates and hardware changes have reduced the frequency of BIT false alarm indications. These improvements have boosted the confidence of maintenance personnel to believe in BIT for use in troubleshooting and repair. However, improvement is still needed to reduce the frequency of false alarms. Experience has shown that BIT false alarm performance is best expressed as Mean Flight-Hour Between False BIT Indication (MFHBFBI) vice BIT false alarm rate.
Keywords :
aircraft maintenance; aircraft testing; built-in self test; military aircraft; ATARS; Advanced Tactical Air Reconnaissance; F/A-18D(RC); MFHBFBI; Mean Flight-Hour Between False BIT Indication; airplane; built-in-test false alarms; maintenance personnel; repair; troubleshooting; Adaptive optics; Airplanes; Control systems; Frequency; Hardware; Optical recording; Optical sensors; Personnel; Synthetic aperture radar; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference Proceedings, 2002. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7231-X
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2002.1036136