1. AAE 450 Spring 2008 Justin M. Rhodes 02.21.2008 Avionics – Telecommunications Analysis Code Integration and Automation Webmaster Component Rating: The story of the million dollar radio. Avionics. Don’t leave home without us.

2. AAE 450 Spring 2008 Electronic Parts: Component Rating 1 CommercialClass BClass S Commercial RequirementsClass S Requirements Infinite production lot sizeBuilt one at a time No burn-in testingExtended burn-in time (up to 240 hours) No detailed failure analysisExtended failure analysis No life testing1,000 hour life test on every lot No traceabilityTraceable to the raw materials > 1% failure per 1000 hours allowed0.0001% failures per 1000 hours allowed 1 NASA Electronics Parts Assurance Group Avionics

3. AAE 450 Spring 2008 Electronic Parts: Cost Factor Example 2 Passive Component (ex: capacitor) Part requirement: S- class Failure rate: 0.01% per 1000 hours Part hours of testing: 31,100,000 hours over one year Resulting reliability: 60% confident level Result: Honeywell “space-rated” radio: $400,000 - $600,000 1 NASA Electronics Parts Assurance Group “ Somebody tell me what this is. Plastic ice cream scoop? What'd that cost? About $400?” - Armageddon

4. AAE 450 Spring 2008 Future Work... Avionics 3 Report Writing: Sections 4.X.3.4 - Avionics detailed design for vehicle X A.2.2.1 - Communications design analysis A.2.2.2 - Link budget analysis A.2.2.7 - Power distribution design A.2.2.8 - Vehicle tracking considerations A.8.2.2 - MAT code server automation design Other: MAT code server automation users guide Team Website: Redesign with team logo and name.

5. AAE 450 Spring 2008 References 1.“NEPAG Info.” NASA Electronic Parts Assurance Group [online], http://nepp.nasa.gov/nepag/info.htm [cited 05 March 2008]. Avionics 5