Title :
Army operational test and evaluation of TMDE+
Author :
Carson, David L.
Author_Institution :
BDM Corp., McLean, VA, USA
Abstract :
A research approach is described along with the assessment of data being used in refining US Army operational test and evaluation (OT&E) methodologies for test measurement and diagnostic equipment and supporting diagnostic capabilities (TMDE+). The author views TMDE+ as a fault detection/isolation/location system (FDILS) totally integrated within a weapon system. The continuous comprehensive evaluation (C2E) strategy is emphasized and a description of the implementation of an FDILS OT&E methodology within C2E is provided. The potential benefits are highlighted
Keywords :
failure analysis; military systems; reliability; test equipment; weapons; TMDE+; US Army; diagnostic equipment; evaluation; fault detection; fault location; military systems; test measurement; weapon system; Automatic testing; Costs; Design for testability; Fault detection; Helicopters; Missiles; Process design; Rockets; System testing; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 1988. Proceedings., Annual
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
DOI :
10.1109/ARMS.1988.196437
