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Aerospace Fibre Optic Specialist & Consultant

JSC Aeroptics

A Presentation on Standardisation for

Qualification of Components for Harsh Environments

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The Definition of Standardisation

Standardisation (or standardization) is the process of developing and agreeing upon technical standards. A standard is a document that establishes uniform engineering or technical specifications, criteria, methods, processes, or practices. Some standards are mandatory while others are voluntary. Some standards are de facto, meaning a norm or requirement which has an informal but dominant status. Formal standards bodies such as the International Organization for Standardisation (ISO) or the American National Standards Institute are independent of the manufacturers of the goods for which they publish standards.

The goals of standardisation can be to help with independence of single suppliers (commodification), compatibility, interoperability, safety, repeatability, or quality.

(Wikipedia)

Why Standardise?

To provide the aerospace community with components suitable for the role that they are Intended by:

• Qualifying components to common, recognised test methods• Environmental testing simulating conditions encountered in

flight• Expand supplier base• Providing technical information and requirements to designers,

manufacturers, etc for:– System design– Component selection– Training– Testing– Installation & maintenance practices

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Fibre Optic Standards forHarsh Environments

Areas utilising standards for applications include:

• Telecommunications (Outside installation)

• Aerospace (Aeronautical, UAV & Space)

• Defence (Deployable fibre optics)

• Mass transport (Rail)

• Undersea exploration (UUV’s)

• Gas & Oil industries (Down hole applications, Rigs)

• Broadcasting (Deployable fibre optics)

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Telecommunications Standards Bodies

International Electro technical Commission (IEC)

Leading global organisation that prepares and publishes international standards for electrical, electronic and related technologies i.e. Photonics

Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA)

Alliance of four trade associations: Electronic Components, Assemblies & Materials Association (ECA), Government Electronics & Information Technology Association (GEIA), JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)

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Standards Bodies for Aerospace

ISOThe International Organisation for Standardisation is the International non-governmental

standard setting body comprising of a network of the national standards institutes of 161 countries, one member per country. (Aerospace TC20)

ARINCAeronautical Radio Incorporated. The standards division is a non profit making

organisation developing aerospace standards for the commercial aircraft industry

ASD-STANThe Aerospace & Defence Industries Association of Europe. The European standards body

created by the amalgamation of the AECMA, EDIG & Eurospace standards bodies. Develops

European Norm standards

SAE / ASDThe Society of Automotive Engineers Avionics Systems Division. Made up of various Task

and Working groups developing, coordinating, maintaining and reviewing standardisation

activities within the US aerospace industry. It is also actively developing new Standards to

replace current US Military-Standards (MIL-STD)

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Standards used in the European Aerospace Community

Telecommunications standard TIA 455 ‘Standard Test Procedures for Fiber. Optic Fibers, Cables, Transducers, Sensors, Connecting and Terminating Devices, and Other Fiber Optic Components’ provides specific test methods for the qualification of optical components.

The European aerospace community has utilised much of the work developed in TIA 455 and produced a series of European Norms (EN’s) used by both commercial and military industries for the qualification of components. This work is ongoing and is the responsibility of the ASD-STAN D2/S10 Working Group.

For UK defence applications, where no suitable ‘recognised standard’ is available the Ministry of Defence has developed ‘Defence Standards (Def Stan) to address the specific requirements for qualification. These Def Stan’s become obsolete when a suitable recognised standard is identified.

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Standards used in the US Aerospace Community

The US defence industry continues to utilise Military Standards (MIL-STD) and Aerospace Standards (SAE AS) for many of their qualification requirements. Where no suitable MIL-STD or AS is available the use of TIA’s will be used with specific test criteria included for their particular requirements

US commercial aircraft components are qualified to the ARINC 800 series of fibre optic standards (801 to 807). Test methods included in these document are developed from the TIA series of standards adapted for aerospace requirements.

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ISOTC20/SC1Electrical

NATIONAL STANDARDS BODIES

ANSIAmerican NationalStandards Institute

BSIBritish Standards

Institute

CENEuropean

Standards Committee

DINDeutsches Institutfür Normung e.V.

(Germany)

NOTE: The SAE Aerospace Council serves as the USsponsor for the US Technical Advisory Committee forISO/TC20 providing a focal point for co-ordinating theneeds of the US aerospace industry within ISO/TC20.

SBAC(UK)

ASD-STAN(Europe)

EIA/TIA(USA)

SAE(USA)

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

ARINC(USA)

AFNOR(France)

ISO TC20Aerospace

Standards Roadmap

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New Developments

The Space community started to review work being carried out in Aerospace standards groups for possible integration for qualifying components for space applications.

In 2009 JEDEC initiated the 13.6 committee for Fibre Optic Test & Qualification Specifications for Ruggedized Environments.

In 2010 JEDEC 13.6 and SAE AS-3 formally agreed to co-participate to develop a series of standards pertaining to the requirements identified. The work will involve reviewing all current aerospace standards to ensure that the best of each is identified to produce a series of standards that will provide the required test methodologies.

Qualification of components for Space applications

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Undersea ExplorationASTM International

• F2541-06, Standard Guide for Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUV) Autonomy and Control

• F2545-07, Standard Guide for Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Physical Payload Interface

Rail Transport (UK)

Commercially available standards i.e. IEC

London Underground (LUL) standards

Oil & Gas

Commercially available standards i.e. TIA

Other Industries

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Boeing-Lockheed MartinF-22 Raptor

Lockheed MartinF16 Block 60

AugustaWestlandAW159 Wildcat

WestlandSea King Mk3a

AugustaWestlandAW101 Merlin HC3

BoeingChinook HC3

Airbus A340-600 Airbus A380

AIRBUSA400M

Lockheed MartinF-35 Lightning II

Boeing 777 Boeing 787

BAE SystemsTyphoon

Dassault AviationRafale

Aerospace Platforms