osmose proof of concept in aeronautics - leonardo
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Proof of Concept in Aeronautic
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Trial Introduction
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Process improvement for post delivery maintenance support of Flight Simulators.(Helicopter EOM)
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Challenges for Effective Operation
• Simulator based training services are gaining popularity, reducing pilot training cost and time resulting in operational efficiency for airline companies. Therefore it is important to ensure their availability D7/7 H24 minimizing the downtime due to maintenance or failures, as a consequence the availability of an efficient technical support service is mandatory to guaranty the continuity of service.
• Leonardo Helicopters has the capability to offer to its Customers a variety of training aids in the simulation field with a tailored post-delivery product support service. three main standard product support strategies, the basic is identified as “Remote Assistance”, the medium complexity one is called “Standard Annual Support” and, finally, the holistic one identified as “Full Turn Key”. In the “as is” situation the support service is carried out by means of traditional processes and standard tools.
• The objective is to adopt the OSMOSE methodology and architecture to improve the performances of the actual product support strategies in terms of:o speed up the detection of snags and malfunctions supporting the SW developers in fixing them;o maximize the predictive maintenance against corrective maintenance;o schedule maintenance activities as not to impact on training;o support the technicians on the field during maintenance activity (remove/install components).
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Trial Environment
Helicopter Flight Simulators are cost effective devices that attempt to recreate the overall flying experience so as to efficiently hone the skills of a pilot. A Flight Simulator consists in a perfect reproduction of a specific helicopter model. It includes replica of the cabin (mechanical and electrical) and computers and equipment (displays, devices with their related S/W). For the experimentation the AW169 and the AW139 Flight Training Devices were used.
The site involved during the trial was:• Leonardo Helicopters A. Marchetti Training Academy
(Sesto Calende Italy)
The stakeholders involved during the trial were:• Pilot Instructors• Support System Manager• Support System Maintainers• FFS Developers
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Trial Implementation Road Map
OSMOSE scenarios and requirements
OSMOSE world components
OSMOSE trial architecture
Trial execution
Trial evaluation and next steps
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Trial Implementation Scenarios
1st ScenarioSupport of snags assessment and fixing in a flight simulator (a snag is a discrepancy between what is executed by the simulator and the experience on the helicopter).
2nd ScenarioManage the flight simulator configuration, including observation of components usage and prediction of needed maintenance that should trigger the maintenance schedule on the physical components.
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Trial Implementation 1st Scenario During a training session an erroneous behaviour of the flight simulator occurs. The pilot instructor notifies the potential snag, raises the issue and eventually takes pictures or records a vocal message to better describe what happened.
At the end of the training session the pilot instructor meets together with the maintainer to evaluate the open snags. They can assess the snags and decide which are true and must be sent to the technicians to be fixed.
At the laboratory the technicians analyse deeper the snags and they decide whether a component must be replaced or if there is a software bug that needs to be fixed.
Using the data, stored from the flight simulator, the occurred snags can be replicated on the Virtual Interactive Procedure Trainer to facilitate the software analysis.
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Trial Implementation 2nd Scenario
The flight simulator, during its working time, monitors the status of its components, collecting their operation period in order to evaluate components lifetime, raises alert messages about damages and forces replacement, if necessary.
The system updates continuously the working time for each component in order to compute the overcoming of Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), defined by the manufacturer and the Mean Time Between Unscheduled Removal (MTBUR), derived by the experience.
When a component overcomes its thresholds, it is possible to create a maintenance task. The simulator use planning is presented in order to look for the appropriate time slot, with respect to the training activities. When the maintenance task is created the time slot is booked, for the operation.
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OSMOSE Worlds Overview
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Trial Architecture
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Trial Evaluation and Next Steps• The adoption of the OSMOSE solution can significantly increase the availability of the
flight simulator (optimization of training planning) with consequent benefits for business.
• Use of OSMOSE for maintenance activity at the workplace was appreciated with a possible adoption of TELL ME experience (http://www.tellme-ip.eu/).
• Reducing the downtime through a more predictable maintenance and a better use of spare parts (possible connection with supply chain process).
• The system has proved also be useful during the final integration phase of the flight simulator.
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Fore more information contact:
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Dr. Roberto [email protected]
www.leonardocompany.com
Ing. Michele [email protected]
www.txtgroup.com