Next generation test support systems for the aircraft life cycle

Author

Baltes, Edmund

Author_Institution

EADS Deutschland GmbH, Munchen, Germany

Volume

17

Issue

7

fYear

2002

fDate

7/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

14

Lastpage

18

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to present the experience of EADS in using a common test support system for integration and qualification testing, aircraft ground equipment (AGE), in-service software maintenance facilities (ISMF) and ground crew training. EADS uses its test support system AIDASS (Advanced Integrated Data Acquisition and Stimulation System) in different phases of the aircraft life cycle. AIDASS is comprised of a real-time front-end system and a standard PC for the user interface. The EADS test support system is used in almost all phases of the aircraft life cycle, for instance, for integration and verification testing, as aircraft ground equipment, for in-service software maintenance and training of ground crews. This test support system is used for the software maintenance in the TORNADO program at different airforces in Europe. The airforces also share test setups with industry

Keywords

aerospace simulation; aircraft computers; aircraft maintenance; aircraft testing; ground support equipment; software maintenance; system buses; TORNADO program; VME standard; aircraft ground equipment; aircraft life cycle; combat efficiency; ground crew training; in-service software maintenance facilities; integration testing; next generation test support systems; qualification testing; real-time front-end system; standard PC user interface; virtual flight testing; Aircraft; Data acquisition; Ground support; Life testing; Qualifications; Real time systems; Software maintenance; Software testing; System testing; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8985

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAES.2002.1017790

Filename

1017790