Advanced Automatic Test System (ATS) Resources

SBIR Technical Topic N95-038, Advanced Automatic Test Systems (ATS) Resources, addresses DoD's Joint Service ATS initiative to achieve a high degree of commonality and automation in the specification, procurement, design and application of standard ATS components across all DoD services. Two thrusts are seen key to meeting this objective in a cost effective manner: 1) identification of a tailorable ATS architecture using sets of common ATS components reconfigurable to meet various operational scenarios; and 2) provision of a CASE tool set supporting ATS designers in extracting weapon system test requirements, trading off architectural tailoring alternatives to maximize reuse of existing components and defining minimum acceptable requirements for new component designs. Under the proposed effort experienced BCO Inc. ATS engineers will use the extensive ATS engineering design legacy of RCA, GE Aerospace and Martin Marietta Corporation to: 1) define a tailorable advanced ATS architecture meeting anticipated operational needs; 2) define a CASE tool set to support ATS architectural tailoring and TPS development and retargeting tasks, and 3) assess the technical feasibility of the resulting architecture and tool set.