• DocumentCode
    770623
  • Title

    The ATLAS language-panacea or pariah? Does it only specify the task or does it really drive the tester?

  • Author

    Hulme, Ashley M B

  • Author_Institution
    Serco Test Technol. Ltd., Poole, UK
  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    3/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    29
  • Lastpage
    34
  • Abstract
    ATLAS is a language intended to be used for the specification of test equipment with independent and transportable test programs. Despite significant effort put into revising and updating the ATLAS standards over the last 25 years, the language is still only used when mandated and is not the automatic choice of engineers. In this article, we discuss the reasons for this and look at the future development of ATLAS
  • Keywords
    aircraft testing; automatic test equipment; specification languages; standards; technological forecasting; ATLAS language; future development; specification; standards; test equipment; transportable test programs; Automatic testing; Contracts; Costs; Hardware; Instruments; Natural languages; Specification languages; Standards development; Standards organizations; Test equipment;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8985
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/62.486734
  • Filename
    486734
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=770623