An approach to reducing maintenance and development costs of complex support equipment

Author

Zotti, Jeffrey M. ; Blount, Alonzo

Author_Institution

Eng. Test & Field Support, Pratt & Whitney, West Palm Beach, FL, USA

fYear

1995

fDate

8-10 Aug. 1995

Firstpage

356

Lastpage

361

Abstract

The U.S. Air Force and Pratt and Whitney P&W are teaming to meet the challenges of a tighter defense budget. The Field Reprogramming System (FRS) and the On-Wing Electronic Engine Control Reprogramming System (OWERS) are examples of how this team was able to reduce maintenance and developmental costs of support equipment while providing improved support to F15, F16, and C-17 aircraft.

Keywords

aerospace engines; aircraft computers; aircraft control; aircraft testing; automatic test equipment; automatic test software; computerised monitoring; cost-benefit analysis; military aircraft; military avionics; military computing; software cost estimation; software development management; software maintenance; C-17 aircraft; COTS items; F15 aircraft; F16 aircraft; commercial off-the-shelf; complex support equipment; cost-benefit analysis; developmental costs; engine control logic updating; engine monitoring systems; field reprogramming system; maintenance costs; on-wing electronic engine control reprogramming system; software updates; Aerospace control; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft propulsion; Automatic control; Control systems; Costs; Electric variables control; Engines; Temperature control; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AUTOTESTCON '95. Systems Readiness: Test Technology for the 21st Century. Conference Record

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2621-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AUTEST.1995.522695

Filename

522695