Turbine Engine Monitoring System (TEMS) Long Term Support Infrastructure

摘要

Under this contract, initiatives were conducted to improve the sustainment of the Turbine Engine Monitoring System (TEMS). TEMS is deployed on the A-10 and KC-135 aircraft to monitor engine parameters and provide alerts to the ground crew upon the occurrence of Malfunction Transactions (MALTRAN). The TEMS system was designed around 1970's technology, and has numerous sustainment issues because of aging and diminishing manufacturing source (DMS) issues. This program was conducted under a Program Research and Development Authority (PRDA) effort. The efforts represent a true partnership between the two sides of the Air Force that rarely communicate: the R AND D side represented by AFRL, and the post-deployment sustainment organization, WR-ALC. The partnership focused on introducing new technologies and innovative solutions to sustainment, and at the same time, provided clear insight to the R AND D community the logistic impacts of early design decisions. This Final Report details the various initiatives performed as well as the overall results of each initiative. This includes UDU TPS Development, TEMS OCA TPS Re-Host, TEMS FFSCU Re-Engineering, AGETS Long Term Sustainment Study, AGETS Relay Study, AGETS System Upgrades, AGETS Software Support, FFSCU Emergency Repair for KC-135, A-10 Mishap Investigation, Loop Tester Study: Alternative to Hosting of AIS Functions, and EPU Download.