Condition Monitoring Techniques for Electromechanical Equipment Used in Air Force Ground C3I (Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence) Systems

摘要

Air Force Ground Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (C3I) Systems depend on electromechanical equipment to provide their power and control their environment. This report, based on a two-phase 15-month study, describes the vulnerability of C3I Systems to failures in their electromechanical equipment and the opportunities to meet performance and availability demands using condition monitoring in conjunction with reliability centered maintenance. The initial phase attempted to identify the most promising opportunities to apply condition monitoring for diesel generators, motor generators and environmental control units used in radar, intelligence gathering and communications systems. In obtaining the data for the initial phase, a number of shortcomings in the equipment instrumentation, data collection and reporting processes were disclosed and these problems are described. Data was obtained from visits to Air Force user organizations and sites. As a result of the initial phase investigation, the AN/FPS-115 PAVE PAWS radar was selected as the candidate system for the second phase of the effort.