Results of the Cost Study of Microprocessor-Based Joint Test Instrumentation Systems

摘要

The marriage of microprocessor technology to joint test instrumentation systems could produce a technically efficient new generation of flight hardware. The intent of this study was to estimate the economic impact of such a union. The cost of the microprocessor-based concept was compared to two versions of the conventional concept for three new SLL weapons programs, W82, B83 and W84. The results show that the microprocessor concept, even for the first program application, will result in some cost savings over the conventional concepts. Additional study is required to evaluate the potential technical advantages. (ERA citation 04:047154)