Joint DoD/Industry Study on Opportunities in Integrated Diagnostics

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Improving Diagnostics Capabilities Through Enhanced Maintenance Data Collection

“…We observed that current DoD MDC systems may highlight diagnostic problems but do not pinpoint the diagnostic improvements needed. This dramatically contrasts with commercial case studies previously evaluated at the Integrated Diagnostics Workshop in which the commercial systems were found to specifically emphasize identification and resolution of diagnostic and equipment problems [Brown, 1990].…”

“…We observed from the various MDC system program documentation that the justification and rationale for the individual programs focused on areas other than diagnostics accuracy improvement. We inferred from this that the synergistic processes used to improve diagnostic performance, similar to those found in the commercial case studies during the Integrated Diagnostics Workshop [Brown 1990], are not funded goals of the following programs.…”

“…Commercial companies reviewed in an earlier IDA study, the Join! DoD/Industry Study on Opportunities in Integrated Diagnostics [Brown 1990], were found to purposefully collect and apply diagnostic related maintenance information to greatly enhance diagnostic performance and cost effectiveness for their products.…”

“…However, participants in recent joint DoD and industry workshops on "Opportunities in Integrated Diagnostics" have noted that the term is used in several different contexts and often with different meanings: to describe a design process relating to the integration of various diagnostic elements, describe an approach for acquiring various diagnostic elements as a package, and describe isolated deliverable systems that provide the capability of integrating the benefits of various diagnostic elements [Brown 1990].…”

“…The following, identified during Integrated Diagnostics Workshop [Brown 1990], are key MDC application attributes that influence commercial diagnostics and maintenance efficiency improvements.…”