Lockheed Martin Owego designs and produces multi-function displays (MFDs). An MFD is a small screen configured with a mixture of soft keys and touchscreen commands. They are used in aviation to display information to the pilot in numerous configurable ways. Presently, the testing of MFDs is an exhaustive manual task, performed by a human who will eventually tire and thus, suffer a reduction in performance. The Avionics Testing Laboratory Automation System (ATLAS) is a testing device that will be used for screening and interacting with MFDs at Lockheed Martin Owego. The ATLAS system will automate hardware testing and ensure high accuracy and efficiency as well.

A prototype of the device was created by a previous RIT senior design team. Details for this project can be found here. This team will work to improve the pre-existing design and add additional features such as a camera for image recognition capabilities. We will analyze the current prototype to identify deficiencies and develop solutions to make the system smaller, faster and more durable.

The goal of this project is to design and implement a functional prototype of the ATLAS system that can be used in the MFD testing process to allow for decreased human intervention and a more efficient testing process. Additional expected deliverables include a comprehensive project poster and technical paper, as well as all relevant technical documents.

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Project Name

Avionics Testing Laboratory Automation System Upgrade (ATLAS II)

Project Number

P19319

Project Family

Automated Systems and Controls

Start Term

2181

End Term

2185

Faculty Guide

Gary Werth, gdwddm@rit.edu

Primary Customer

Jim Melby, jim.melby@lmco.com

Sponsor (financial support)

Lockheed Martin Owego

Planning & Execution

Project Photos and Videos

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Gate Reviews

Problem Definition

Systems Design

Preliminary Detailed Design

Detailed Design

Build & Test Prep

Subsystem Build & Test

Integrated System Build & Test

Customer Handoff & Final Project Documentation (Verification & Validation)

PRP

Engineering Requirements

Customer Requirements

Master Schedule

Risk Management

Cost

Work Breakdown Structure

Problem Management

Communication & Minutes

Use Cases

Benchmarking

Functional Decomposition

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Pugh Matrix

BOM

Mechanical Drawing Package

Electrical Schematics

Software Diagrams

Facility Layout

Manuals

Mockups

Test Fixtures

Prototyping

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Analysis Results

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Test Results

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Technical Paper

Poster

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