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User Requirements Presentation

DoD Automatic Test Systems

Michael Malesich

DoD ATS R&D IPT Chair

T&D EnvironmentT&D EnvironmentInc.

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Historical ApproachHistorical Approach

Services define ATS independently

Infrequent, major, acquisition programs for next generation systems

Specific, peculiar solutions

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Implementation ShortfallsImplementation Shortfalls

ATS expensive to procure and support Budgets shrinking Test Systems H/W is 85% redundant Limited interoperability between

Services Limited ability to leverage commercial

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DoD ATS GoalsDoD ATS Goals

Reduced total cost of ownership of ATS– TPS re-host– ATE instrument interchangeability– Increased use of commercial products– Scalability

Greater flexibility through Joint Services interoperable ATS– TPS transportability– ATS convergence

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Approach to Meeting NeedsApproach to Meeting Needs

Establish DoD ATS Executive Agent Work with industry Define architecture to achieve ATS

goals Define NxTest

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NxTest & ARI ArchitectureNxTest & ARI Architecture

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ATS R&D IPT MissionATS R&D IPT Mission

Cooperate with industry to develop open system approach to– support new test needs– permit flexible insertion of updates and new

technology– use model based programming– increase scalability of ATS– incorporate Integrated Diagnostics– minimize impact on existing ATS

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NxTest ExpectationsNxTest Expectations

Open system approach Interoperable ATS Graceful TPS re-host 70% hardware reduction Ease future modernization Inclusion of diagnostics systems and

information Improved TPS development environments

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NxTest ObjectivesNxTest Objectives

An environment that reduces total cost of ownership and increases interoperability

A new class of ATS– Commercial based– Embraces DoD Joint Technical Architecture (JTA)

requirements and ARI “emerging” requirements– Gracefully applies legacy test programs– Reduces amount of h/w requiring support– Reduces obsolescence risk

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Concepts Under ReviewConcepts Under Review

Synthetic Stimuli and Measurement capability

Bus simulation Interchangeable Virtual Instruments Web based user interface Open SW Based Integrated Diagnostics Knowledge Based Systems

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ATS EAO RoadmapATS EAO Roadmap

Past

Present

Near Future

• Each program did their own thing

• Selecting standard DoD ATS Families • Defining a commercial-based standard open system architecture

• Evolve the open system architecture• Services cooperatively define and implement the common next generation DoD ATS

DoD NxTest

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Success StoriesSuccess Stories

Since first TDC meeting, spoke to several members regarding ATS architecture, NxTest, and DoD funding opportunities– Aeroflex– Agilent– AverStar– Boeing– Hamilton Software– SSAI– TYX