Title :
Airline get SMART for avionics testing
Author :
Melendez, E.M. ; Hart, Damon C.
Author_Institution :
ARINC Corp., Annapolis, MD, USA
Abstract :
The authors present a technical overview of the SMART (Standard Modular Avionics Repair and Test) architecture and discuss some of the test program development and execution features which are expected to improve productivity and lower costs. SMART provides a standard interface for all SMART testers, instrument interchangeability, and a standard ATLAS test language for test programs. It is concluded that SMART´s arrival entail big changes in avionics testing for the airlines and substantial benefits to the entire commercial air transport industry. SMART provides a standardized minimum set of control and support software and an ATE (automatic test equipment) front panel interface
Keywords :
aircraft instrumentation; automatic test equipment; automatic testing; computer architecture; computer interfaces; electronic equipment testing; high level languages; standards; ATE; SMART; Standard Modular Avionics Repair and Test; air transport industry; airline industry; architecture; automatic test equipment; avionics testing; front panel interface; standard ATLAS test language; standard interface; support software; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft manufacture; Computer industry; Computer languages; Manufacturing industries; Software maintenance; Software testing; Software tools; System software; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
AUTOTESTCON '90. IEEE Systems Readiness Technology Conference. 'Advancing Mission Accomplishment', Conference Record.
Conference_Location :
San Antonio, TX
DOI :
10.1109/AUTEST.1990.111554
