ELECTRO-OPTICAL UNIT TESTING

THE FOLLOWING TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES WILL BE ACHIEVED IN THIS STUDY: 1. ASSESS THE AUTOMATIC TEST REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRO-OPTICAL (E/O) UNITS UNDER TEST (UUTS). 2. IDENTIFY AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT (ATE) STANDARDS FOR TESTING ELECTRO-OPTICAL UNITS UNDER TEST (UUT). 3. IDENTIFY SUITABLE MATE TESTING METHODOLOGIES AND STANDARDS FOR INTERFACING ELECTRO-OPTICAL UUTS TO THE ATE. SURVEYS OF MAJOR AIR FORCE PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS OTHER GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, IN ALL PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT WILL BE CONDUCTED TO GATHER E/O INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS. THE SURVEY OF GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS WILL ALSO REQUEST INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE E/O TESTING STANDARDS THAT HAVE BEEN APPLIED OR ARE BEING CONSIDERED. VARIOUS STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS, SUCHE AS IEEE AND ANSI, WILL BE CONTACTED TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE WORKING ON ANY E/O TESTING STANDARDS. REPRESENTATIVE COMMERCIAL TESTING SYMPOSIA WILL BE REVIEWED. A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF COLLECTED DATA 2 WILL BE COMPLETED. THE ANALYSIS WILL CONSIDER THE MATE OBJECTIVES OF SUPPORTING ELECTROOPTICAL PRIME SYSTEMS AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE THROUGH LOGICAL APPLICATION OF INTERFACE STANDARDS. THE ABILITY TO SUPPORT FUTURE TECHNOLOGY IN A COST EFFECTIVE MANNER WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERED.