A low cost configuration management database using commercial off the shelf (COTS) open database compliant (ODBC) software [for active array measurement test bed]

Author

Couper, Paul ; McKim, Geoff ; Thompson, Kenneth

Author_Institution

Technol. Service Corp., Bloomington, IN, USA

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

67

Lastpage

71

Abstract

A sophisticated low-cost Configuration Management Database (CMD) has been developed for the Active Array Measurement Test Bed (AAMTB) at the Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Indiana. By choosing three flexible COTS programs that feature object-oriented models, a common programming language, and ODBC compliance, the software development and project cost was minimized. This paper describes how the database provides recording and retrieval of comprehensive hardware and software configurations of measurement test scans. Details of our database structure, including its advantages and limitations are also presented

Keywords

active antenna arrays; antenna phased arrays; antenna testing; automatic test software; configuration management; data models; graphical user interfaces; object-oriented databases; open systems; query processing; software packages; COTS open database compliant software; GUI; active array measurement test bed; active phased array; beam steering computer; common programming language; data cleaning; data model; database structure; flexible COTS programs; low cost configuration management database; object-oriented models; project cost; queries; software development cost; Computer languages; Costs; Cranes; Hardware; Information retrieval; Object oriented databases; Object oriented modeling; Programming; Spatial databases; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AUTOTESTCON '99. IEEE Systems Readiness Technology Conference, 1999. IEEE

Conference_Location

San Antonio, TX

ISSN

1080-7725

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5432-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AUTEST.1999.800357

Filename

800357