Title :
Technician centered test concepts
Author :
Case, Stanley P. ; Brown, Melvin
Author_Institution :
TASC, Warner Robins, GA, USA
Abstract :
Lower cost maintenance of electronic equipment can be achieved by implementing technician centered test concepts coupled with current software technologies. The limiting tendencies of some past ATE concepts can be reversed by providing technicians with the tools, training, and authority required to be competitive. The proper use of visualization, control, paperwork reduction, and data collection/usage techniques provides much greater insight into the test process itself, as well as smoother work-flow management. The techniques discussed can lead to significant productivity and quality improvements. The traveling wave tube (TWT) automated test station (TATS) currently in use at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (ALC) depot provides some examples of effective visualization techniques
Keywords :
automatic test equipment; automatic test software; data acquisition; data visualisation; electronic equipment testing; electronic warfare; maintenance engineering; military equipment; training; travelling wave tubes; EW; WT; Warner Robins Air Logistics Center; control; cost maintenance; data collection/usage; electronic equipment; paperwork reduction; productivity; quality improvements; software technologies; technician centered test; training; traveling wave tube automated test station; visualization; work-flow management; Automatic control; Automatic testing; Costs; Data visualization; Electronic equipment; Electronic equipment testing; Management training; Productivity; Software maintenance; Software testing;
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.1994.381575
