DocumentCode
3584239
Title
F/A-18D(RC) built-in-test false alarms
Author
Westervelt, Kerry
Author_Institution
Aircraft Div., Naval Air Warfare Center, Patuxent River, MD, USA
Volume
6
fYear
2002
fDate
6/24/1905 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
387676
Abstract
Built-in-test (BIT) false alarm indications have been a challenge for the F/A-18D (RC) Advanced Tactical Air Reconnaissance (ATARS) program throughout development and production. Numerous software updates and hardware changes have reduced the frequency of BIT false alarm indications. These improvements have boosted the confidence of maintenance personnel to believe in BIT for use in troubleshooting and repair. However, improvement is still needed to reduce the frequency of false alarms. Experience has shown that BIT false alarm performance is best expressed as Mean Flight-Hour Between False BIT Indication (MFHBFBI) vice BIT false alarm rate.
Keywords
aircraft maintenance; aircraft testing; built-in self test; military aircraft; ATARS; Advanced Tactical Air Reconnaissance; F/A-18D(RC); MFHBFBI; Mean Flight-Hour Between False BIT Indication; airplane; built-in-test false alarms; maintenance personnel; repair; troubleshooting; Adaptive optics; Airplanes; Control systems; Frequency; Hardware; Optical recording; Optical sensors; Personnel; Synthetic aperture radar; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Aerospace Conference Proceedings, 2002. IEEE
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7231-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AERO.2002.1036136
Filename
1036136
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