System Calibration of Automated Machinery Controls
Autor: | Bruce R. Marshall |
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Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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Zdroj: | Naval Engineers Journal. 105:125-136 |
ISSN: | 1559-3584 0028-1425 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1559-3584.1993.tb02732.x |
Popis: | Virtually every Navy engineering system includes measurement devices for operation and/or control. For these purposes, a large population of instruments has been installed in the fleet over the years. With the introduction of automated machinery control systems came certain operational difficulties which pointed to a need for improved support of all installed shipboard instrumentation. Control and measurement systems can comprise complex arrangements of components which operate as sensor-to-readout chains. To achieve necessary accuracies, these systems present challenges regarding alignment, calibration, and associated logistics. This paper discusses a successful, fleet-friendly effort which supports these requirements: the Shipboard Instrumentation and Systems Calibration (SISCAL) Program. The program provides an effective, uniform method to control and execute the ever-increasing instrument/system calibration requirements on Navy ships. As it evolved, the process resulted in unforeseen synergy and was expanded to include many ship classes and systems. The background leading to the development of this program is reviewed, and system application details are presented. Advantages to operators and support personnel are described, including improved system performance capability, standardization of calibration coverage and configuration management, reduction of organizational and intermediate level workload, and resolution of conflicts with other engineering documentation. |
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