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TQS personnel presented the following papers at the Autotestcon 2008 conference which was held in Salt Lake City September 8-11, 2008:
1. Intermittent Fault Detection and Isolation System. An innovative approach to solving the No Fault Found (NFF) problem is to test for intermittent failures. TQS, in association with Universal Synaptics has developed a system that has proven successful at identifying intermittent failures in F-16 radar components. This presentation won a Best in Track award.
2. Hands Free Data Collection for Aircraft Maintainers. A description of the Autonomic Communications Exchange (ACE) developed by TQS to enable state of the art hands free communications at the point of maintenance. This solution increases the reliability of data collected and allows maintainers to concurrently repair systems and document the actions taken.
3. Testing for Systems Readiness A Perspective for the Future. This presentation emphasized the opportunities afforded by current and emerging technologies that could elevate the effectiveness and relevance of shop testing to the higher purpose of improved systems readiness. Current testing philosophy is reviewed to establish a baseline from which testing processes can be fashioned that will bring the shop testing environment more in line with the realities of the operational world. We explore the impact of current logistical processes on the state of readiness of both test equipment and the units under test by monitoring replacement parts compared to the engineering bills of material (BOM).
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