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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EVT 02-213:00 - 14:20Capt Evans1 CA-9, 1 TatcsPMC/Ctr Line Sta
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•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
MICANTS Demo [10/12/00]
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…
MICANTS Demo [10/12/00]
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
MICANTS Demo [10/12/00]
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?
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