MICANTSScenario & Demo Description

“A Day in the Life of VMA-513”Scenario by Russ Currer

Presented by Greg Nordstrom

MICANTS Demo [10/12/00]

Overview Scenario description (Russ Currer)Demo featuresMAPLANT componentsDemo sequences (what you will see today) Description Demonstration

Follow on discussion

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Today14:15

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READY

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Evt 01-1/2

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EVT 02-213:00 - 14:20Capt Evans1 CA-9, 1 TatcsPMC/Ctr Line Sta

EVT 02-213:00 - 14:20Capt Evans1 CA-9, 1 TatcsPMC/Ctr Line Sta

Evt 03-1/2

Evt 03-1/2

Evt 04-1/2

Evt 04-1/2

Evt 05-1/2

Evt 05-1/2

•Supply Status: Req

I-Level Repair Off Aircraft Req’d

•Time for R&R? •Mech Available?

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•Radar Altimeter Inop

•Supply Status 1 Hour

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MAG HQTRS Aviation Logistics Squadron

VMA-211VMA-214 VMA-513

MC/FMC

92/88MC/FMC

75/65MC/FMC

48/42MC/FMC

78/70

VMA-311

•One unit on test bench AWP for a low usage diode

•ETR higher level unit: 20 days

•Authorization for local purchase

•ETR: 5 hours

•Total time till RFI: 24hours

•One GTS/APU on hangar deck FOM on AC undergoing Phase Inspection (36 hrs)

•Squadrons agree to transfer good unit and reassign supply request to AC in phase

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MAPLANT Demo Features Situational Awareness

Event, aircraft, and maintenance status “Details on demand”

Collection, Presentation of Execution Options Scan, analyze, formulate and present choices Metric-driven decision support options Enables “Good Enough, Soon Enough” scheduling

Reactive, Incremental Scheduling Execution mode (rapid replanning) Optimization mode (daily, monthly schedules)

Today’s goals: Show current status, exchange information, convey “the vision,” obtain feedback

for improvement

Today’s goals: Show current status, exchange information, convey “the vision,” obtain feedback

for improvement

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Demo Key Players

VMA-513 Maintenance Control Chief (MCC) Scheduled Events:

Evt 3 (AC14, AC29) Evt 5 (AC11, AC33)

Other AC and Events Workcenter (WC) Supervisor

Powerline

VMA-311 (Sister Squadron) MCC

MALS-13

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MAPLANT Components

MC Event/Status DisplayMC Aircraft Repair ManagerWC Schedule ManagerAircraft Discrepancy ReporterMALS Comm Center ManagerOptimization Manager

System components

Future work

Support components (demo only)

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MAPLANT Components

MC Event/Status DisplayMC Aircraft Repair ManagerWC Schedule ManagerAircraft Discrepancy ReporterMALS Comm Center ManagerOptimization Manager

time

MAPLANT “nerve center” Visual status of scheduled

events, AC versus time Updated dynamically,

manually Assign, unassign AC to

events

Event section

Aircraft section

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MAPLANT Components

MC Event/Status DisplayMC Aircraft Repair ManagerWC Schedule ManagerAircraft Discrepancy ReporterMALS Comm Center ManagerOptimization Manager

AircraftWhite = healthy; no event scheduledGreens = healthy; event scheduledLight Yellow = broken; repair scheduledYellow = broken; no repair scheduledRed = broken; event(s) in jeopardyText: “Evt#,” “Repair,” “Down,”

“Conflict”

EventsGreens = event OK (color map to

AC)Red = event in jeopardyText: event#Context sensitive menus (mouse)

time

MAPLANT “nerve center” Visual status of scheduled

events, AC versus time Updated dynamically,

manually Assign, unassign AC to

events

Visual mapping by color

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MAPLANT Components

MC Event/Status DisplayMC Aircraft Repair ManagerWC Schedule ManagerAircraft Discrepancy ReporterMALS Comm Center ManagerOptimization Manager

MCC assigns maintenance actions by AC, WUC

Parts request options View parts, labor availability Test, accept, reject proposed

maintenance actions

Repair action (WUC) selection

Aircraft selection

Maintenance strategiesMALSBarterCannibalization

Maintenance action statusCurrent options“What if” analysis controlSelect/reject proposed

actionSystem messages

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MAPLANT Components

MC Event/Status DisplayMC Aircraft Repair ManagerWC Schedule ManagerAircraft Discrepancy ReporterMALS Comm Center ManagerOptimization Manager

Used by WC supervisor to: View proposed workcenter

schedules View schedule analysis metrics Recompute schedules Approve/refuse schedules

Maintenance personnel

Schedule metrics

Actions scheduled by timeTooltip for WUC, ACWhite = availableGreen = scheduledRed = proposed but not

accepted

Tabbed viewing of various schedules

Approve/Recompute/Refuse

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MAPLANT Components

MC Event/Status DisplayMC Aircraft Repair ManagerWC Schedule ManagerAircraft Discrepancy ReporterMALS Comm Center ManagerOptimization Manager

Demo component used to: Select AC, component Report problem to MCC For demo/testing only

Summary of current

discrepancies

AC selector Discrepancy

location visualizer

Discrepancy selector

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MAPLANT Components

MC Event/Status DisplayMC Aircraft Repair ManagerWC Schedule ManagerAircraft Discrepancy ReporterMALS Comm Center ManagerOptimization Manager

Demo component used to: Monitor part requests and

responses Set MALS part delivery times For demo/testing only

Response time

selector

Message log viewer

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MAPLANT Components

MC Event/Status DisplayMC Aircraft Repair ManagerWC Schedule ManagerAircraft Discrepancy ReporterMALS Comm Center ManagerOptimization Manager

Mode change indicator Set optimization mode preferences

Flight times, high time engines, training

opportunities, specific AC requests, etc.

Monitor optimization process progress

Select current optimization option(s)

Daily vs. monthly maintenance planning

All help greatly appreciated!

Under Construction

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Caveats…Early prototype

MAPLANT framework Technology demonstration platform DiscussionWare

Not all MICANTS technology in demoBased on our understanding of target environment

Mission requirements VMA-513 daily operations Lingo

Missing in action… Troubleshooting, gripe verification times Turn-around times Shift change Post maintenance checks

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Demo Sequence #1

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

As the demo sequence begins, all the day’s events are scheduled with healthy

aircraft…

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Demo Sequence #1

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

Aircraft DiscrepancyReporter used toindicate AC14 has

bad GTS/APU

User-guided option

Automatic action

Evt03 in jeopardy

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Demo Sequence #1

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

Verified discrepancy transmitted to MCC

(troubleshooting and verification time

not taken into account in demo)

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Demo Sequence #1

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

User opens ACRepair

Manager,indicates

desireto try MALS

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Demo Sequence #1

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

MCC sends parts

request to MALS

MALS respondsto MCC w/

delivery time

MALS determinesdelivery schedule

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Demo Sequence #1

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

MCC contacts WC for installation schedule

WC responds to

MCC withinstallationschedule

WC calculatesinstallation schedule

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Demo Sequence #1

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

MAPLANT determines repair

schedule does not meetEvt03 requirements.User given option to

adjust flight schedule.

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Demo Sequence #1

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

MAPLANT determines,displays viable AC14

replacements

User indicates desire to

adjust flight schedule

User chooses to

replace AC14with AC03

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Demo Sequence #1

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

As the demo sequence ends, all events are again scheduled with healthy aircraft.

Schedule indicates all is well…

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Demo Sequence #1

Live demo…Live demo…

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Demo Sequence #2

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

Aircraft DiscrepancyReporter used toindicate AC03 has

badRadar Altimeter (RA)Evt03 in jeopardy

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Demo Sequence #2

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

Verified discrepancytransmitted to MCC

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Demo Sequence #2

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

User opens ACRepair

Manager,indicates

desireto try MALS

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Demo Sequence #2

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

MCC sends parts

request to MALS

MALS respondsto MCC w/

delivery time

MALS determinesdelivery schedule

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Demo Sequence #2

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

MCC contacts WC for installation schedule

WC responds to

MCC withinstallationschedule

WC calculatesinstallation schedule

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Demo Sequence #2

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

MAPLANT determines repair

schedule does not meetEvt03 requirements.User given option to

adjust flight schedule.

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Demo Sequence #2

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

No ready spares available.AC Repair Manager used

to investigate cannibalization.

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Demo Sequence #2

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

MAPLANT responds withprioritized list of AC

containingfunctional RA’s that can be

cannibalized w/o jeopardizing

future events (using MSARs, MALS+WC repair times).

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Demo Sequence #2

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

User selects suitable AC for

cannibalization

MAPLANT contacts WCS for

labor

Multiple WC scheduling options

generated

WCS selects “best” WC schedule

MAPLANT forwards “best” WC

schedule to MCC

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Demo Sequence #2

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

MC does “what if” and accepts proposed

maintenance action

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Demo Sequence #2

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

As the demo sequence ends, all events are again scheduled with healthy aircraft.

Schedule indicates all is well…

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Demo Sequence #2

Live demo…Live demo…

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Demo Sequence #3

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

MAPLANT transitions tooptimization mode

(no scheduling conflicts,low/no activity for a

time) Under Construction

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Demo Sequence #3

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

User chooses to investigate current

optimization recommendations

Under Construction

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Demo Sequence #3

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

MAPLANT responds with the following report:

Optimization report (0940, 10/13/00)- High time engine detected in AC11 (Evt05)- No qualified unassigned AC found in VMA-513- AC14 will qualify if GTS/APU repaired/replaced- FOM’d GTS/APU found in VMA-311- Current AC14 GTS/APU repair options:

Optimization report (0940, 10/13/00)- High time engine detected in AC11 (Evt05)- No qualified unassigned AC found in VMA-513- AC14 will qualify if GTS/APU repaired/replaced- FOM’d GTS/APU found in VMA-311- Current AC14 GTS/APU repair options:

Under Construction

Negotiate barter with VMA-311 for GTS/APU

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Demo Sequence #3

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

User authorizes barter.

MAPLANT+WCS arrange WC

schedule

Under Construction

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Demo Sequence #3

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

MAPLANT updates flight, maintenance

schedulesUnder Construction

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Demo Sequence #3

All is well

Gripe

MCC

MALS

WCS

Flt Sched

time

User-guided option

Automatic action

Demo sequence ends with an improved flight schedule. All is

better…

Under Construction

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Discussion Points

Schedule metricsEfficiency? Load balancing?

Daily vs. monthly schedule creation issuesDrivers? Goals? Trade-offs?

Negotiation opportunities?