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Applied Operations Research: Operator's AssistantNASA operates high value critical equipment (HVCE) that requires trouble shooting, periodic maintenance and continued monitoring by Operations staff. The complexity HVCE and information required to maintain and trouble shoot HVCE to assure continued mission success as paper is voluminous. Training on new HVCE is commensurate with the need for equipment maintenance. LaRC Research Directorate has undertaken a proactive research to support Operations staff by initiation of the development and prototyping an electronic computer based portable maintenance aid (Operator's Assistant). This research established a goal with multiple objectives and a working prototype was developed. The research identified affordable solutions; constraints; demonstrated use of commercial off the shelf software; use of the US Coast Guard maintenance solution; NASA Procedure Representation Language; and the identification of computer system strategies; where these demonstrations and capabilities support the Operator, and maintenance. The results revealed validation against measures of effectiveness and overall proved a substantial training and capability sustainment tool. The research indicated that the OA could be deployed operationally at the LaRC Compressor Station with an expectation of satisfactorily results and to obtain additional lessons learned prior to deployment at other LaRC Research Directorate Facilities. The research revealed projected cost and time savings.
Document ID
20160001626
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Cole, Stuart K.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
February 5, 2016
Publication Date
December 1, 2015
Subject Category
Ground Support Systems And Facilities (Space)
Report/Patent Number
NF1676L-23112
L-20639
NASA/TM-2015-218995
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 342466.02.03.01.07
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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