Determining How to Do Prognostics, and then Determining What to Do with It
Understanding how to do prognostics is rapidly evolving, due largely to equipment designs incorporating digital controls with larger embedded sensor suites, greater on-board processing capability, and better algorithms for predicting system health. An area of study that is in its infancy, however, is the development of doctrine regarding what you do with prognostic information, once you have it. The Logistics Integration Agency (LIA) has initiated the Weapons Systems Support - Platform-based Readiness (WSSPR) Program to accelerate development and fielding of the hardware, information systems and business processes needed to seamlessly generate, transmit and use real-time, platform based readiness data. LIA is a Field Operating Agency of the ODCSLOG. LIA?s missions include integrating logistics systems and processes; developing, testing and demonstrating modern logistics technologies and business practices; and managing the strategic planning and change process for Army logistics. The WSSPR Program seeks not only to adapt commercial and military best practices into a robust embedded diagnostic and prognostic system with real-time logistical situational awareness reporting, but also to investigate how future logistics support concepts need to be adapted to use self-reporting platform data to full advantage. Tackling the ''How'' to do Prognostics Challenge In broad terms, the challenge of prognostics is to first identify where you should apply prognostic technology, and then determine if you can apply prognostic technology. Equipment total ownership cost profiles and analysis of readiness drivers identifies many areas where prognostic technology is needed, but the appropriate technology has not yet been developed.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 886726
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-34755; 400403209; TRN: US200616%%1052
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Autotestcon Proceedings 2001, IEEE Systems Readiness Technology Conferencce Held in Valley Forge, PA, August 20-23, 2001, 780-792
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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