Title :
Advanced maintenance diagnostics for Air Force flight control
Author :
Smith, Gary M. ; Schroeder, John B.
Author_Institution :
Wright Res. & Dev. Center, Dayton, OH, USA
Abstract :
Current and planned applications of advanced computer concepts to the onboard, in-flight fault-detection problem for reduction of cannot-duplicate-type faults are described. Also discussed is progress in computer-aided, ground-based troubleshooting for the further assistance of maintenance personnel to reduce the retest-OK problem. Demonstration of the F-16 maintenance diagnostic system has shown that a complex flight control system can be modeled to troubleshoot all the aspects of the flight-control systems including lowest replaceable units (LRUs), sub-LRUs, wiring, and connectors
Keywords :
aerospace computing; aerospace testing; aircraft instrumentation; automatic test equipment; maintenance engineering; military equipment; Air Force flight control; F-16; USA; advanced computer concepts; diagnostics; fault-detection; maintenance; reliability; troubleshooting; Aerospace control; Aerospace electronics; Artificial intelligence; Connectors; Diagnostic expert systems; Documentation; Force control; Intelligent sensors; Military aircraft; Research and development;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 1990. Proceedings., Annual
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
DOI :
10.1109/ARMS.1990.67990
