MINUTES

Committee on Automatic Test Systems for Defence

2015-1 Meeting 11th June 2015

Venue: MBDA, Start: 9:30 am Chairman: Malcolm Brown DES IMOC SCE-Spt-TM Dev Secretary: Howard Saward Spherea Technology Ltd

Those present:

Adrian Carter MBDA (UK) Alex Barrett MBDA (UK) Chris Gorringe Spherea Technology Darren Nicholls Rohde & Schwarz (UK) Fernando Manrique Indra Gary White Serco Technical and Assurance Services Howard Saward Spherea Technology James Gibson Rohde & Schwarz (UK) Keith Ellis AKE Consultants Lee Williams National Instruments (UK) Jean-Cristophe Hertzog MBDA Group () Malcolm Brown DE&S – Head of ATS Mike Chesire Selex ES Mylvaganam Suren Selex ES Richard Selina Selex ES Steve Kelly DECA Terry Roblett MBDA (UK) Terry Tinsley ATE Solutions William Sinclair Selex Sensors and Airborne Systems Michel Schieber Spherea Test and Services (France)

1. APOLOGIES Apologies for absence were received from: Alain Vervin Teradyne Anand Jain National Instruments Andrew Parkinson Teradyne Bartolome Lozano Ceron Military Bill Tully MBDA (UK) Chris Hailes Rolls-Royce Aero Engines Controls Graeme Philpott Selex ES Graham Ward Airbus Defence and Space Ian Collins Aeroflex Test Solutions Ian Matthews National Instruments Ian Tonge Serco Technical and Assurance Services Jochen Wolle Rohde & Schwarz (GmbH) Paul Fowler Raytheon Penri Jones Spherea Peter Richardson Selex ES Ralph Green Airbus Defence and Space Robert McAndrew Selex ES Stephen Roe Spherea Technology Stephen Wallace DECA

2. INTRODUCTIONS

2.1 Welcome and Safety Brief On behalf of MoD, MBDA (Alex Barrett) welcomed everyone to the site and gave a short Safety Briefing.

2.2 Chairman’s Opening The Chairman Malcolm Brown (MB) opened the meeting by welcoming all present and thanked MBDA for kindly hosting the event. All attendees introduced themselves.

3. REVIEW OF MINUTES & ACTIONS OF LAST MEETING No errors in content or accuracy were reported in the minutes of the 2014-2 meeting; hence the minutes were accepted as an accurate record.

Action 2014-2 5.1: All MB Requested any comments against the Def Stan 66-31 Pt 8 are provided as soon as possible. Link to be provided with the minutes. Action 2014-2 5.1 continues: All Action 2014-2 9.2: MB / CCG / TJC

A new Digital Busses Working Group meeting had been convened for February 2015 but subsequently re-arranged to follow this CATS4D meeting. Action 2014-2 9.2: MB / CCG / TJC Completed

4. DE&S (SCP) CURRENT ACTIVITIES

Using Presentation ref: 20150611-CATS4D Jun 15 presentation v1-U as a basis, MB provided an overview of the current activities and issues within DE&S. Key points made: MB moved from SCE to SCP during April 15.

Key role will continue to provide effective policy, process, procedures and performance measures (PPP & PM) and Optimisation Services to the Support Chain Process (SCP).

MB now reports to Tony Doherty who reports to Andrew Cannon-Brookes Director IMOC.

MB role will include supporting the transformation of JSP886 into the Defence Logistics Framework to ensure MoD policies are adhered to during any procurement process.

Full details of the latest SCP Organisation and Vision, Mission, Core Values and Strategic Objectives are contained in the Presentation.

4.1 Defence Standards - Update Using the same Presentation as the previous section, MB provided an overview of the current status of Defence Standards. Key points: Acquisition System Guidance is the new name for the AOF. JSP 886 Vol 7 Pt 8.06 and GP 2.4 being revised / reviewed and put in the Defence Logistics Framework, along with 8.07 and 8.17. As part of the move to SCP, the requirement to review and update associated Standards and Documents will be carried over next few months. Processes and procedures to be validated and the promulgation of Logistics Policy is to be simpler, clearer and easily accessible to end Users. First JSPs to be transformed will be the Defence Logistics Support Chain Manual (JSP 886) and Defence Logistics Training and Education Handbook (JSP 896) and Contractor Support to Operations (JSP 567). Aim to provide a clear process based policy baseline in order to make the policy clearer and simpler and enable MoD to respond to the challenges of the wider transformational activity underway in the Defence Logistics arena. Transformed content will be stored in an information repository called the DLF, accessible to users via the internet through the Defence Gateway. Note: you need to be an AoF/ASG registered user https://www.dstan.mod.uk/standards/defstans/66/031/08000100.pdf#

5. REPORT ON SCC20 2015-1 MEETING (MAY 2015)

Key points are summarised below; for full details, please refer to the Presentation.

5.1 Summary of Changes

The following changes are underway:

Subcommittees only exist in myProject and SCC20 Web Sites, also HI is not a WG.

Existing Liaisons are now Designated Representatives. “Steering” is now “The Committee”.

Working Groups are only active when there is an approved PAR for them to perform work. Each active Working Group Chair is a Member of Steering. ADMIN no longer exists. SCC20 “Blue Sheets” no longer exist. myProject will be utilized for roster information. PAR actions do not require “Steering” approval. Initiating a Sponsor Ballot requires that the WG get “Steering” approval.

5.2 ISO TC108/SC5

This covers the condition monitoring and diagnostics of machine systems: ISO TC 108s “Specific areas of current interest include the standardisation of “…Measurement methods, instrumentation, data acquisition, processing, presentation, analysis, diagnostics and prognostics….” ISO Working with the IEEE Staff to establish a relationship between SCC20, IEC TC91 WG 15 and ISO TC 108.

5.3 New Business to be performed IEEE 1445 DTIF - new PAR to be produced for Revision to enable it to be kept active. IEEE 1546 DTIF user guide possible merger with 1445. IEEE 1505.1 PAR to be produced after study group proposal. P1693 will be withdrawn. P1871.2 work will continue on the Standard – timeframe for completion to be provided. P1877 will withdraw PAR. 716 Std will be withdrawn. 771 Std will be withdrawn.

5.4 Dual Logo activities

The Formal request to authorize the withdrawal of IEC/TR 61926-1-1 Ed 1.0 (Harmonization of ATLAS test language) has been made.

IEC Harmonization will begin for: IEEE Std 1671.2-2012 IEEE Std 1671.4-2014 IEEE Std 1671.5-2015 IEEE Std 1671.6-2015

Discussions continue as to what IEEE documents fall into the IEEE-IEC dual logo agreement. - “Standards” are the only documents in the agreement. (Recommended Practices, Users Guides, are not)

5.5 Next SCC20 Meeting The next SCC20 Meeting will be at Piscataway (NJ) Sept 29th -1st Oct 2015

6. IEC / BS EN 61010 UPDATE MBDA gave an outline regarding the about the Machinery Directive Implementation (Part 2-120).For full details, reference should be made to presentation ref: 61010 update rev01.

Key points are:

Large amounts of Test Equipment will now within the scope of the Machinery Directive. This will have a big impact for those who CE mark Test & Measurement Equipment.

(BS) EN 61010-1:2010 is listed as presuming conformity to the Low Voltage Directive (LVD).

Covers all Safety requirements of Electronic Test, Measurement & Control Equipment that fall within the scope of the LVD – including many mechanical aspects.

A new Part 2 has been written to respond to the safety requirements of the Machinery Directive. Machinery requirements are now focussed to the needs of the test & measurement community, whilst retaining the link to key aspects of the machinery directive.

IEC 61010-2-120 is available as draft for review. contact alex.barrett@-systems.com

7. INDRA IEEE 1641 DEVELOPMENTS Fernando Muñoz Manrique (FM) provided a Presentation ref: Testbricks (IEEE1641) developments update – Jun2015 on the latest Implementation of the IEEE 1641 (Testbricks) technology on Indra ATS.

For the Eurofighter DATE/CCTE, Indra have a contract to solve obsolescence in DASS production test equipment. They are also using Testbricks (1641) to implement two TPS previously developed in C/ATLAS (each TPS comprises 3 test programs: selftest, calibration and ATP).

Indra has also been requested by Spain to prepare a bid for a general purpose ATS for the Airbus A400M military transport aircraft. The system will perform level 2 testing for 40-60 candidate LRIs which cover a wide range of test types.

8. TESTBRICKS CONFORMANCE WITH OSA-RTS CG presented the analysis of the investigations into TESTBRICKS compliance with the OSA-RTS.

The main findings are:

• Testbricks provides its own IDE for creating test sequences, where the tests are defined in terms of IEEE STD 1641 signals, and is based on a pseudo carrier language, which displays signal information similar to TPL but is internally written in XML, which is interpreted at runtime. The runtime libraries and driver code are written in C# (2010.NET) and the signals use the IEEE STD 1641 IDL interface to program signals from Testbricks IDE and runtime.

• Core to the Testbricks design is its use of IEEE Std 1641 Signals BSCs and TSFs, using the IDL interface with signal methods such a Require, Run, Change, Stop etc. This level of internal interfacing makes it possible to utilise Testbricks as an additional component of the OSA-RTS, where (potentially) we could have Testbricks executive talking to a IEEE STD 1641 OSA-RTS runtime or alternatively a OSA-RTS test program interfacing with the Testbricks signals and drivers on a automatic test system, supporting the Testbricks runtime.

• A TPS development IDE is provided that allows textual programming in a pseudo carrier language of both signal models and test sequence.Pseudo carrier language looks similar to TPL without the verbs or commas e.g. Sinusoid amplitude=10V frequency=1.6kHz • The signal modelling tool supports signal development using BSCs. • The TPS is represented in a pseudo carrier language internally represented in XML. (the format is easy to understand but no formal definition was provided (or asked for) • The TPS pseudo carrier language test program is interpreted at runtime and turned into IEEE STD 1641 IDL runtime calls • Test Results are ATML compliant. • Offers integration with Indra proprietary ATS TPS executive (SAMe Software) but it can also be integrated with any other COTS executive.

The presentation details the main OSA-RTS compliance, Pros & Cons and recommendations. A copy of the full report can be requested from MB.

9. OSA-RTS LABVIEW

CG presented an Overview of the key features of OSA-RTS with LabVIEW ™ This extends the MoD’s OSA-RTS for use by LabVIEW developers.

The LabVIEW OSA:

• Incorporates a Hardware Abstraction Layer to provide a framework that is hardware independent. • Allows the use of IVI or Native Device Drivers. • Gives a Design that lends itself to auto generation. • Is adaptable to different ATS Platforms. • Maps ATML IEEE1671 Operations onto IEEE1641 Events. • Provides an “out of the box” framework that requires device driver to Signal class mapping to complete the RTS.

For full details, reference should be made to the above presentation.

The conclusion being that the extended OSA RTS allows LabVIEW test systems to utilise the OSA standards.

10. TESTABILITY DIAGNOSTIC & PROGNOSTIC DAY MS gave an overview of recent presentations given at the European Testability, Diagnostic and Prognostics day, ref: Conclusion TPD Day(2).

Key presentations were:

DSI International – Model Based Testability and Safety Analysis Tools.

Spherea Technology – Data Interoperability between support Level.

Predict 54 – Embedded and Fleet level analysis for the French Navy.

The main participants of the day were:

Airbus Group MBDA Thales SNECMA Nexter Etatique + DGA And others.

The main points were:

Fault detection calculus methods are multiples and each new standard bring some new ways to calculate (eg: IEEE 1522),

Use still based on a fuzzy definition of the faults catalog which is the calculation basis. Imprecise fault catalog based on function or Failure modes.

Fault catalog is defined between the supplier and the client (No standards).

Notion of fault catalog for software is not existing or not proven. Many (or too many >20) norms apply to industrial and military. Most of them are not applicable or obsolete MIL HDBK 472 (1984) IEEE 1522 (2004): removed 2010

Some results show that the calculated results of isolation and localization of faults are different from real faults found in field through experience. Moreover, the results attached to the embedded fault isolation algorithms bring isolation uncertainty during support and maintenance.

11. KNOWLEDGEBASE/WEBSITE.

CG advised that the Knowledgebase website had been transferred to its own domain to avoid Company access blocking tools!  https://sites.google.com/site/signalandtestdefinition/mod-sponsored- standards-meetings  http://www.1641std.org/1641/

12. ANY OTHER BUSINESS

12.1 Thanks MB thanked MBDA for kindly hosting the Meeting.

13. DATE OF NEXT MEETING It was agreed that the next meeting would be held around 17 or 19 Nov at Rhode & Schwarz following Autotestcon (2-5 Nov 2015 and the SCC20)

Howard Saward Malcolm Brown (Secretary) (Chair)

Circulation List

Adrian Carter MBDA (UK) Alain Vervin Teradyne Alan Birks Gambica Alex Barrett MBDA (UK) Alan Guare Selex ES *Alex Barrett MBDA (UK) Anand Jain National Instruments Andrew Parkinson **Independent Consultant Andy Mugford BAE SYSTEMS Ashley Hulme Independent Consultant Bartolome Lozano Ceron Airbus Military (Spanish Citizen) Bill Tully MBDA (UK) Chris Gorringe Spherea Technology Chris Hailes Rolls-Royce Aero Engines Controls Chris Roebuck Delacor Colin Sycamore Intepro Systems Darren Nicholls Rohde & Schwarz (UK) David Conway Teradyne Fernando Manrique Indra (Spanish Citizen) *Gary White Serco Technical and Assurance Services Graeme Philpott Selex ES Graham Strachan DE&S - AVR5 Graham Ward Airbus Defence & Space Hans Hopf Sekas (German Citizen) Howard Saward Spherea Technology Ian Collins Aeroflex Test Solutions Ian Matthews National Instruments Ian Tonge Serco Technical and Assurance Services James Gibson Rohde & Schwarz (UK) Jean-Cristophe Hertzog MBDA Group (French Citizen) Jochen Wolle Rohde & Schwarz (German Citizen) José Manuel Gonzalez Pascual Indra (Spanish Citizen) Keith Ellis AKE Consultants Keith Randall Rohde & Schwarz (UK) Keith Surrell Aeroflex Test Solutions *Lee Williams National Instruments Malcolm J Brown Airbus Defence & Space Malcolm Brown MoD DE&S – Head of ATS Marvin Rozner Aeroflex (US Citizen) *Michal Kubik Honeywell *Michel Schieber Spherea Test & Services (French Citizen) * Mike Chesire Selex ES Mike Davis SSBV Paul Attwell CIMTEK Paul Fowler Raytheon Penri Jones SphereaTechnology Pete Cassidy DECA Peter Richardson Selex ES Ralph Green Airbus Defence & Space Richard Baldwin Terotest Richard Padley GE Aviation *Richard Selena Selex ES Robert McAndrew Selex Galileo Roland Andrews Independent Consultant Simon Tanner Intepro Systems Steve Brenner Terotest Steve Kelly DECA *Stephen Roe Spherea Technology Steve Wallace DECA Suren Mylvaganam Selex ES Terry Roblett MBDA (UK) *Terry Tinsley Independent Consultant Toby Blackmore DiagnoSYS Tom Philips SELEX Galileo William Sinclair SELEX Galileo

*Denotes additions since previous meeting ** Denotes change of organisation since previous meeting

Following removed since last meeting:

Terry Coles Cassidian Test Engineering Services