Accession Number:

AD1173777

Title:

Development and Assessment of A Model Based Framework on User Toolkits

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Master's Thesis]

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH

Personal Author(s):

• Koury, Brandon J.

Report Date:

2022-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

126

Abstract:

The Department of Defense DoD has a limited number of resources to accomplish a variety of missions which involve deploying personnel to support and maintain aircraft operating throughout the world. The DoDs maintenance structure codes maintainers to perform maintenance on specific airframes. This structure limits the flexibility of maintainers and leads to deploying resources in a reactionary manner to address capability gaps in deployed environments. The Just-In-Time Multi-Mission Airman JIT MMA concept aims to resolve these issues. Currently, the necessary technologies are unknown, but user toolkits are a concept to consider. A user toolkit is a concept that allows users to create, test, and share potential product designs within an experimental environment that is based on an existing production system. The DoD could explore using user toolkits to better utilize innovative maintainers within the maintenance community. However, current literature does not define the roles, tasks, and information flows that exist within a user toolkit environment. This research addresses the gap in literature by performing a model-based literature review to develop a model-framework on user toolkits. Additionally, this research applies the model-framework to The Griffin show how organizations can use the model-framework as an assessment tool for implementing user toolkits.

Descriptors:

• model based systems engineering
• air force
• systems engineering
• social media
• united states
• business administration
• department of defense
• mobile phones
• systems modeling language
• computer programming
• integrated circuits
• management personnel
• social networking services
• training
• computers
• diagrams
• governments

Subject Categories:

• Military Aircraft Operations
• Aircraft

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]