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.
Standard Electronic Module Radar Life Cycle Cost Study
1977
70 pages
Report
No indication
English
Radiofrequency Detection , Avionics , Radar equipment , Modules(Electronics) , Life cycle costs , Search radar , Standardization , Airborne , Reliability(Electronics) , Self contained , Test equipment , Cargo aircraft , Built in test equipment , Standard electronic modules , AN/APN-59B , AN/APS-129 , C130 aircraft , C135 aircraft , C141 aircraft
Life cycle cost lessons learned from the standard electronic module radar program
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