Title :
Special factors in digital diagnostics (military systems support)
Author_Institution :
SoHar Inc., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Diagnostics for digital components must deal with factors that are absent or much less significant in analog equipment. Difficulties that arise from the absence of functionally identifiable units (a CPU serves many functions), the impossibility of exhaustive testing, the existence of software failures, and the prevalence of transient and intermittent failures are discussed. The benefits of digital technology with respect to diagnostics are briefly examined
Keywords :
computer testing; computerised instrumentation; digital instrumentation; electronic equipment testing; military systems; program testing; computer testing; digital components; digital diagnostics; intermittent failures; military systems; program testing; software failures; transient failure; Aerospace control; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft; Character recognition; Elevators; Fault detection; Maintenance; Software testing; System testing; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1988. NAECON 1988., Proceedings of the IEEE 1988 National
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
DOI :
10.1109/NAECON.1988.195058
