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Quantifying Gains Using the Capabilities‐Based Test and Evaluation Method
Author(s) -
Lednicky Eric J.,
Silvestrini Rachel T.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
quality and reliability engineering international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1099-1638
pISSN - 0748-8017
DOI - 10.1002/qre.1292
Subject(s) - test (biology) , process (computing) , computer science , navy , construct (python library) , reliability engineering , operations research , range (aeronautics) , variable (mathematics) , systems engineering , industrial engineering , risk analysis (engineering) , engineering , history , paleontology , mathematical analysis , mathematics , archaeology , biology , programming language , aerospace engineering , operating system , medicine
Today's military operating environments are more operationally diverse and technically challenging. Fielding relevant weapons systems to meet the demands of this environment is increasingly difficult, prompting policy shifts that mandate a focus on systems capable of combating a wide threat range. The capabilities‐based test and evaluation construct is the Department of the Navy's effort to concentrate on integrated system design with the objective of satisfying a particular operational response (capability) under a robust range of operating conditions. One aspect of capabilities‐based test and evaluation is the increased employment of advanced mathematical and statistical techniques in the test and evaluation (T&E) process. This case study illustrates advantages of incorporating these invaluable techniques, like design of experiments and modeling and simulation, within the T&E process. We found through statistical analysis that the application of design of experiment concepts to the System Under Test throughout three primary phases of T&E quantifiably improved the accomplishment of the selected response variable of interest. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.