General Electric made a management decision to assign design, test and manufacturing responsibilities for engine controls to the Aerospace Control Systems Department (ACSD) in Binghamton, New York and Fort Wayne, Indiana. This decision was in keeping with company emphasis on producing hardware that meets or exceeds the quality and reliability of competitors. Cost savings are realized through technology and design known how transfer from the Flight Control Product Line. This paper will address the details associated with the ACSD design, test and production of reliable engine controls. This paper presents the results of work performed to successfully produce the first commercial and military engine controls at ACSD. Special considerations in the area of operating environment, operating hours, cycle times and technology changes from potted modules with hard wiring to printed wiring boards with interconnecting motherboards are addressed. The reader is given an account of hardware complexity including MIL-HDK-217 predicted analytical failure rate, as well as the details associated with the design, test and production of end user engine controls. Field results are presented on early operation in a commercial and military user environment. Lessons learned and conclusions reached from performance of the work are presented in this paper.


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    Title :

    Reliability, 'better than the best'


    Additional title:

    Zuverlaessigkeit, 'Besser als der Beste'


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    Publication date :

    1987


    Size :

    5 Seiten, 6 Bilder, 8 Tabellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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