Electronic Distribution of Technical Information via Satellite (EDTIS) Improved Access to Technical Information • Charles Satterthwaite: AFRL/IFTA • Steve Tomashefsky: Raytheon 17 June 1999 JAWSSS 99
Embedded Information System Re-engineering (EISR) BASELINE ASSESSMENT VALIDATION TRANSITION • Multiple Weapon Systems • Domain Expertise Technical • Recent Upgrade F-16 DE/CIS & Technology Study Results FCC Software Test Cases F16 Current Capability Vs. Need CCIP Option for Demo M3++ of Execution in DEVELOPMENT Hotbench Facility Leverage Commercial Technology Commercial Mature JOVIAL J73 to C Re-engineering Capability Automatic DEMONSTRATIONS & DELIVERABLES Language Translation EISR SYSTEM • Ada 83 to Ada 95 • Nominal • CMS-2 to Ada • Jovial to Ada • Mature Final Users SDD Report Manual • FORTRAN to Ada SRS • Final VDD
Gunship System 2000 Demonstration Overview a , t s a Maint. Files, IETM, t D s Configuration Mgmt. e Tech Assist, TPS t u s q e e T R , o o f n f n I I . t n i a M
Project Team Program Management Allison Heaton Joel Moorvitch Robert Rassa Steve Tomashefsky System Engineering Maceo Foster AIMSS IETM Engineering Philip Gore Tim Gohranson Colleen Wooley Roy Nesson Robert Schwarzberg Doug Specking Walt Yogi
SYSTEM 2000 Click to add title Precision Maintenance Concept Maint. Files, IETM, Tech Assist, TPS Maint. Info, Test Data Info Requests, Centralize d Data Warehous e Deployed File Server
System 2000 Gunship Demo Phase 1 Architecture 3 Channels: 1 Download @ 512 Kbps 2 Upload @ 64 Kbps Hurlburt Warner Robins HAC W/R
System 2000 Phase 2 Suggested Objectives ) n o i t p y d r c e n d E e ( e N s A AC-130U Aircraft Weapons System Central Data Warehouse Maintenance Database Deployed Radio Radio Satellite Legacy Data PMA File Link Link Terminal Server Expanded IETM Library AIMSS Expert Other Maintenance System 2000 Options Advice
System 2000 Gunship Phase 2 Architecture Other Global Sites Expert Site AF-Warner Robins AF-Hurlburt HAC-Warner Robins Database PMA
The following is a list of several advantages of an EDTIS system: • Eliminate distribution of paper Technical Orders and associated configuration management costs • Eliminate distribution delays • Assuring availability of the most current technical data • Eliminate lost TOs and change pages • Enable rapid deployment of Aircraft support infrastructure • Eliminate hundreds of pounds (conservative figure) of paper • Increase aircraft payload • Reduced Mean Time To Repair via improved data accuracy • Increase combat capability by reducing aircraft down time • Decrease repair cycle costs by reducing false LRU pulls • Reduce spares requirement by reducing false pulls • Reduced manpower skill level requirements via “smart” IETMs • New capabilities possible – maintenance history, fault diagnosis, automated parts ordering, etc. • Commercial Satellite redundancy reduces resource dependence vulnerability • On-line Expert assistance feasible to enhance 2-level maintenance policy
The best summary of this paper is to contrast the above list with common situations that weapon system maintainers face: • Dependency on distribution of paper Technical Orders from multiple sources with non-standard configuration management of each source • Frequent distribution delays • Non-availability of the most current technical data • Lost TOs and change pages, hard copies deteriorate after repeated usage • Delayed deployment of Aircraft support infrastructure • Required to handle and move hundreds of pounds (conservative figure) of paper • Decreased aircraft payload • Mean Time To Repair increased • Decreased combat capability due to increased aircraft down time • Increased repair cycle costs because of increased false LRU pulls • More spares requirement because increased false pulls • Higher manpower skill level requirements because of untimely technical data • Reduced access to new capabilities, because of the non-standard distribution of technical data • Inherent resource dependence vulnerability • On-line Expert assistance difficult to enhance
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