Browse Topic: Diagnostics
Wear debris monitoring and analysis is a common practice for the condition assessment of engine and transmission health. Oil debris monitoring (ODM) and electronic chip detectors (ECD) are two common methods deployed for continuous monitoring of oil wetted component health in-flight. This study evaluates the diagnostic performance of the two sensing technologies within controlled rolling element bearing (REB) fault experiments. Progressive visual inspection of the REB spall progression through failure provided a ground truth against which both systems could be compared. Quantifiable metrics of reliability, diagnostic accuracy, provided maintenance interval were defined to create a framework for condition-based maintenance (CBM) program decision making. In summary, it was found that the ODM sensor system provided earlier fault notice, but more so, vastly outperformed the ECD in reliability and avoidance of false positives.
The U.S. Department of Defense has begun the acquisition of the next generation of military rotorcraft, named Future Vertical Lift (FVL), to replace its aging fleet. U.S. Army Futures Command intends to sustain FVL under a new strategy of maintenance free operating periods (MFOP). This study developed a discrete event simulation to evaluate MFOP success given component reliabilities, desired MFOP duration, and operational tempo of a battalion with thirty aircraft. The simulation compared notional FVL aircraft with improved reliability to today's fleet. Results indicated that inherent reliability alone was insufficient to achieve MFOP goals and that prognostics and diagnostics with robust information management are necessary. Sensitivity studies found the recovery effort after an MFOP was linked to the MFOP duration. Recovery downtime was tied to both the duration and operational tempo. Availability and cost improved with moderate gains in MFOP duration by eliminating unnecessary
This Technical Information Report defines the diagnostic communication protocol TP2.0. This document should be used in conjunction with SAE J2534-2 in order to fully implement the communication protocol in an SAE J2534 interface. Some Volkswagen of America and Audi of America vehicles are equipped with ECU(s), in which a TP2.0 proprietary diagnostic communication protocol is implemented. The purpose of this document is to specify the requirements necessary to implement the communication protocol in an SAE J2534 interface.
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