Fiscal Year	2010
Division	Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science
Department	Systems Engineering
Investigator(s)	Millar, Richard C.
Sponsor	Office of Naval Research (Navy)
Summary	Propulsion Safety, Affordability and Readiness (PSAR) encompasses needs for more effective and suitable sensor systems in all three types of sensor application: T&E instrumentation, and operational health management and system control. Preliminary systems engineering study has identified requirements that are common to all three applications, but with varying impact and priority. Sensor precision, repeatability, durability and compatibility with the environment and components to which it is applied are usually addressed in sensor S&T. The proposed research intends to integrate these needs with overall sensor system issues; total instrumentation/sensor system acquisition and life cycle cost, suitability to the T&E process and in-service operation including sustainment, faster and less costly change to address unanticipated instrumentation/sensor requirements, and the desire for open-system interfaces to facilitate timely and cost effective incorporations of sensor technology advances.
Keywords	Instrumentation Sensor Propulsion Safety Affordability Readiness System
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