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Research, Development and Engineering Center to transition the MRAP Caiman and MaxxPro vehicles from dependence on
proprietary OEM software and
hardware tools and field service represen- tatives (FSRs) to organic support using the SWICE kit and an Army interactive electronic technical manual.
Transition to the SWICE kit for these MRAPs will eliminate the use of six system-specific OEM software hardware
and tools, saving approximately $1 million per year
JPO MRAP in
licensing fees and reducing dependence on FSR support. Te transition for Cai- man and MaxxPro vehicles is projected to be complete by the third quarter of FY13. Te next
sons learned with Caiman and MaxxPro to transition other MRAP variants
to
SWICE organic support. Looking ahead,
ment of successful accomplish- the maintenance mission is
increasingly dependent on effective, effi- cient and timely access to information in a networked environment. Beginning in 2015, the APATS family of diagnos- tic capabilities will link the maintainer and weapon system to the maintenance information enterprise by hosting Global Combat Support System – Army software.
As the Army maintenance system evolves to an even more
information-enabled
environment with the implementation of Condition Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+), the SWICE kit will provide the basis for a robust smart wireless diagnostic sensor (SWDS) that can perform diag- nostics along with onboard CBM+ data collection and transmission to the strategic information enterprise. Te initial SWDS capability to perform CBM+ data collec- tion was assessed during the U.S. Army Materiel Command’s CBM+ architecture and technical demonstration this spring.
INTEGRATED FAMILY OF TEST EQUIPMENT
The SWICE kit provides wireless connectivity to the MSD-V3, eliminating 11 cables and the serial ICE hardware breakout box. (SOURCE: U.S. Army)
effort will apply les-
In a triumph for smoother and more efficient maintenance and better buying power, APATS general-purpose
CONCLUSION Te successful
vehicu-
lar diagnostic capabilities are replacing system-specific OEM testers, paper manu- als and proprietary OEM software tools with
an information-enabled, wireless
diagnostic environment requiring little or no maintainer intervention other than removal and replacement of the failed part. PD TMDE’s
emerging wireless form products enable CBM+, real-time
platform test and diagnostics, and the col- lection of vehicle health status data and transmission to a designated information enterprise for further analysis and predic- tion of useful life.
Vehicle behavior in various operational environments, human factors, parts con- sumption and overall platform reliability are just some of the important data ele- ments that can be monitored. Diagnostic health and CBM+ data collected by the SWICE kit and SWDS, once analyzed and distributed, allow combat commanders and strategic leaders to make operational decisions about their equipment before, during and after a mission pulse.
application of better
buying power principles to the SWICE procurement has led to a similar approach for the MSD-V3 follow-on increment. In engaging the user community to control costs through the possible trade- off of
environmental and packaging at-plat-
requirements, the objective will be to procure a tablet form-factor MSD that will be technically innovative and suitable for the user community.
For more information, go to http://pdtemde.
redstone.army.mil/msd_info.htm.
MR. KENNETH A. VAN is PD TMDE’s assistant product manager for APATS. He holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Mississippi, an M.S. in computer engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and an M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Arkansas. Van is Level III certified in program management, Level III in systems planning, research,
development and
and Level II in test and evaluation. He is a member of the U.S. Army Acquisition Corps.
ASC.ARMY.MIL 89 FIGURE 1
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