Standard Electronic Module Radar Life Cycle Cost Study.

摘要

The Standard Electronic Module Program (SEMP) has been employed as a standardized design technology and logistics support concept by the U.S. Navy since 1962. From its original usage in shipboard systems, development of the SEMP has expanded to other electronic missions and to other services. The U.S. Air Force Avionics Laboratory initiated in 1974 an effort to evaluate the use of SEMP technology in the Air Force's avionics scenario. Under AFAL funding, the Naval Avionics Facility - Indianapolis has designed and fabricated an airborne weather-beacon-navigation radar system. Officially identified as the AN/APS-129, this radar is designed to perform the same function as the APN-59/B radar in C130, C135, and C141 aircraft. The purpose of this report is to present the results of an independent research program conducted to explore the benefits of SEMP technology as it is represented in the prototype APS-129 system. For analysis purposes, benefits are quantified in the framework of a retrofit program to replace the APN-59/B.