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Title: Design and Application of an Electronic Logbook for Space System Integration and Test Operations

Abstract

In the highly technological aerospace world paper is still widely used to document space system integration and test (I&T) operations. E-Logbook is a new technology designed to substitute the most commonly used paper logbooks in space system I&T, such as the connector mate/demate logbook, the flight hardware and flight software component installation logbook, the material mix record logbook and the electronic ground support equipment validation logbook. It also includes new logbook concepts, such as the shift logbook, which optimizes management oversight and the shift hand-over process, and the configuration logbook, which instantly reports on the global I&T state of the space system before major test events or project reviews. The design of E-Logbook focuses not only on a reliable and efficient relational database, but also on an ergonomic human-computer interactive (HCI) system that can help reduce human error and improve I&T management and oversight overall. E-Logbook has been used for the I&T operation of the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) Large Area Telescope (LAT) at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC). More than 41,000 records have been created for the different I&T logbooks, with no data having been corrupted or critically lost. 94% of the operators and 100% ofmore » the management exposed to E-Logbook prefer it to paper logbooks and recommend its use in the aerospace industry.« less

Authors:
 [1]
  1. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
893297
Report Number(s):
SLAC-R-816
TRN: US0606106
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-76SF00515
Resource Type:
Thesis/Dissertation
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; CONFIGURATION; CONNECTORS; DESIGN; HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING; MANAGEMENT; STANFORD LINEAR ACCELERATOR CENTER; TELESCOPES; VALIDATION; Instrumentation,ENG

Citation Formats

Kavelaars, Alicia T. Design and Application of an Electronic Logbook for Space System Integration and Test Operations. United States: N. p., 2006. Web. doi:10.2172/893297.
Kavelaars, Alicia T. Design and Application of an Electronic Logbook for Space System Integration and Test Operations. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/893297
Kavelaars, Alicia T. 2006. "Design and Application of an Electronic Logbook for Space System Integration and Test Operations". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/893297. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/893297.
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title = {Design and Application of an Electronic Logbook for Space System Integration and Test Operations},
author = {Kavelaars, Alicia T.},
abstractNote = {In the highly technological aerospace world paper is still widely used to document space system integration and test (I&T) operations. E-Logbook is a new technology designed to substitute the most commonly used paper logbooks in space system I&T, such as the connector mate/demate logbook, the flight hardware and flight software component installation logbook, the material mix record logbook and the electronic ground support equipment validation logbook. It also includes new logbook concepts, such as the shift logbook, which optimizes management oversight and the shift hand-over process, and the configuration logbook, which instantly reports on the global I&T state of the space system before major test events or project reviews. The design of E-Logbook focuses not only on a reliable and efficient relational database, but also on an ergonomic human-computer interactive (HCI) system that can help reduce human error and improve I&T management and oversight overall. E-Logbook has been used for the I&T operation of the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) Large Area Telescope (LAT) at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC). More than 41,000 records have been created for the different I&T logbooks, with no data having been corrupted or critically lost. 94% of the operators and 100% of the management exposed to E-Logbook prefer it to paper logbooks and recommend its use in the aerospace industry.},
doi = {10.2172/893297},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/893297}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 2006},
month = {Tue Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 2006}
}

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