Manufacturer abilities in ATA and S1000D standards use for multiple aircraft programs

(1)

Manufacturer abilities in ATA and

S1000D standards use for multiple

aircraft programs

Aerospace - Thales Avionics - ASW/CSE/DT

October 21-23 2008, Intercontinental Budapest, Hungary

(2)

Variety of aircraft programs: S1000D military domain

Æ Supplier’spp Equipments MIRAGE Helmet system S1000D Military aircraft programs RAFALE

NIMROD Test benchs

NIMROD

TIGER

NH90

Aircraft cockpits

(3)

Variety of aircraft programs: ATA civil domain

Æ Supplier’spp Equipments

A320 - A340 - A380

In-Flight Entertainment ATA Civil aircraft programs SSJ EC 145 _{Airplanes cockpits} ERJ 145 Global Express B737 - B747 Helicopters cockpits

2 ATA e-Business Forum & S1000D User Forum

Global Express

(4)

Use of both ATA & S1000D standards and guidance

ATA 100 – 06/1956

revisions ATA 2100 – 01/1994 – multiple revisions ATA 2200 – 03/2000 – multiple revisions

Guidance AIRBUS Guidance EUROCOPTER Guidance BOEING Guidance INTEGRATORS

Global Express ERJ 145

A320 - A340 - A380 EC 145 B737 - B747 SSJ

Global Express ERJ 145

Issue 2.2 05/2005 Issue 2.0 05/2003 Issue 2.1 02/2004 Change 1.9 04/2001 Issue 3.0 07/2007 Issue 4.0 08/2008 Issue 2.3 02/2007 Change 1.8 01/1999 Change 1.7 01/1998 Change 1.6 11/1995

C.T.G. RAFALE C.T.G. EDEN Guidance TIGRE Guidance NH90 Guidance NIMROD

(5)

Main similarities between ATA & S1000D standards

ATA and S1000D standards …

• Deal with Maintenance Manuals and Service Bulletins in Aircraft domain • Focus on a vision of documentations as « Electronical Technical

• Focus on a vision of documentations as « Electronical Technical

Publications », for S1000D as well as ATA, since 2100 & 2200 evolutions • Are based on the same fundamental principle of

« separation between structured content and visual form » • Have a production process based on

the use of DTDs to create a SGML / XML structured content

the use of DTDs to create a SGML / XML structured content (similar languages with tags-attributes-values) …

… and the creation of final publications available for consultation, by applying a visual form on the structured content

by applying a visual form on the structured content

• Require control, validation and delivery mechanisms to respect given rules • Require a documentation management system to ensure appropriate

Require a documentation management system to ensure appropriate conservation of documents creation and its differential updates

(6)

Main differences between ATA & S1000D standards

ATA standard …

S1000D standard …

• Is based on a single electronic document piece organization

• Is based on a multiple electronic modular elements organization

document piece organization modular elements organization

(Component Maintenance Manual / Service Bulletin) (Data Modules)

• Provides standards DTD that are • Provides standards DTD that are

I b d th bli hi f I b d th bli hi f

generally directly used by concrete Tech. Pubs programs

generally declined with specificities by concrete Tech. Pubs programs • Is based on the publishing of a

unique final document’s format

• Is based on the publishing of many possible final document’s formats

(classical PDF “paper” format) (classical PDF “paper” format or I.E.T.P. formats)

• Generally requires PDF publishing production delivery from suppliers to integrators or end-users

• Generally requires SGML / XML authoring production delivery from suppliers to integrators or end-users

(7)

Production process: suppliers /integrators /end

-

users

ATA standard

S1000D standard

Authoring / Publishing Production process between Suppliers, Integrators and End-Users

Standard DTD A U T S A Standard DTD U T S U P DTD used by multiple programs T H O R I N G U P P L

Program DTD Program DTD Program DTD

T H O R I N G P P L I E R S sgml / xml CMM - SB P P P L I E R sgml/xml DMs sgml/xml DMs sgml/xml DMs PDF File or IETP PDF File or IETP PDF File or IETP Program Model Program Model Program Model P U B L I S S I

C S D B

P U B L I I N T E G E N D -E N D -U S

or IETP or IETP or IETP

H I N G I N T E G R A

PDF Fil PDF Fil PDF Fil

I S H I N G R A T O R S U S E R S Program Model Program Model Program Model

S E R S

M M D B

AT O R S PDF File or IETP PDF File or IETP PDF File or IETP

(8)

Managing ATA & S1000D multi-contexts programs

• Understand the complete business rules provided by Guidance, CDIM or Requirements documents coming from integrators or end-users clients:

This large range of programs implies to …

Requirements documents, coming from integrators or end users clients:

Particular authoring rules requested into a specific DTD structure

Particular publishing visual model including format, text-style, color, …

Particular data delivery and exchange process expected by the clients • Apply the authoring precise rules to fill the pre-defined content structure • Realize precisely the requested publishing visual model final output

• For that, define, develop and then use the right Tools and Methods helping , , p g p g to guide, control, respect these requirements during all production phases • Insure that Tech. Pubs production ability (data creation, updates and

(9)

Original tool based on a native authoring format

Data Modules Data Modules Data Modules

Production Controls

after the Export Phase

¾ Covers our S1000D and

ATA programs perimeter

AUTHORING TOOL Data Modules or SGML Files + Illustrations Officialization FrameMaker Basis Native .fmk Format Authoring activity TOOL (Parsing) Export Officialization / Storage Visual Controls Input Data Import Parallel Publishing Documentation DELIVERY

after the Export Phase

Data Modules

or SGML Files _{Software stratum} Production Context: •External DTD + •EDD (internal DTD) Export Process + Illustrations Ad t d t Software stratum

with specific fonctions ₍_Parsing₎

Export

"Paper" Format Manuals

Officialization / Storage

Adapted to each context

Documentation DELIVERY

(10)

Original tool and process: disadvantages and limits

• Necessity of a double format management (native + final formats)

Our original tool for ATA & S1000D contexts revealed many

problems and lacks, during its concrete use:

Necessity of a double format management (native final formats)

• Necessity of a double DTD management (internal + external official DTD) • Authoring activity mixing structured content and visual form work, with

duplication of contexts from same DTD basis, for publishing needs • Lack of guiding and control functions during authoring phase

• Risks of errors due to the parallel publishing process from native work

• Bad general process, without separation between authoring and publishing Lack of global documentation data management functions

• Lack of global documentation data management functions

Æ

Disadvantaging tool and process for an efficient work

Æ

General incompatibility with the technological exacting

Æ

General incompatibility with the technological exacting

(11)

New workshop for S1000D programs: authoring part

A U T H O R I N G A U T H O R I N G T O O L “ R E P O S I T O R Y ”

C

¾ Covers our S1000D programs perimeter Management Center Documentation DELIVERY

S

D

Input Data Data Archiving DELIVERY

B

Delivery C t l on a Server D t B Controls "Paper" Format PDF Files HTML or PDF Data Modules + Illustrations DataBase ARBORTEXT Ad t d t PDF Files Generation

ARBORTEXT

Editor Writing

Adapted to

each context _{Interactive Viewer}

(12)

New workshop for S1000D programs: publishing part

A U T H O R I N G P U B L I S H I N G T O O L “ R E P O S I T O R Y ” T O O L “ B U I L D E R & P U B L I S H E R ” Documentary

Production Interactive Viewers

(IETM / IETP) Documentary production transformation Engine Engine Data Modules

+ Illustrations "Paper" Format _Manuals

Adapted to each context each context Documentation DELIVERY Officialization / Storage Documentation DELIVERY

(13)

New workshop and process: advantages and gains

Our new workshop for S1000D contexts permits to obtain:

• Simplicity of an unique format management (final authoring formats) • Simplicity of an unique DTD management (external official DTD)Simplicity of an unique DTD management (external official DTD)

• Authoring activity focused on structured content work only, guided and controlled directly by official DTD basis, with permanent validity check

N i l f k ith d li t d t t f bli hi d

• No more visual form work neither duplicated contexts for publishing needs • Direct HTML and PDF generation abilities for internal validation use

• Multiple distinctive publishing phases abilities, from same electronic datap p g p • Good general process, with separation between authoring and publishing • Complete management functions system (supplier CSDB concept)

N t k hit t itti f iliti f i t l k i ti

+ Network architecture permitting facilities for internal work organization

+ Import / export function when deciding to use external sub-contractor help

Æ

Performing and efficient tool and process in accordance with

Æ

Performing and efficient tool and process, in accordance with

(14)

Examination of the problematic for ATA programs

Officialization A U T H O R I N G T O O L ATA 2100 _{Officialization} / Storage SGML Files + Illustrations ATA 2100 DTD SB Full Context CMM Full Context ACMM

Full Context SB DTD CMM Documentation DELIVERY Parallel Process Publishing (Diff.) CMM + IPL + SB ATA 2200 Full Context SB DTD SB Full Context CMM

Full Context CMM Soft

Full Context ACMM

DTD CMM DTD CMM Soft Officialization / Storage "Paper" Format Manuals Authoring CMM Notice + IPL + SB Documentation DELIVERY

¾“Full Context”: DTD Structure

(15)

Idea of using the same workshop for ATA programs

A U T H O R I N G P U B L I S H I N G A U T H O R I N G P U B L I S H I N G T O O L “ R E P O S I T O R Y ” T O O L “ P U B L I S H E R ” Documentary Production ATA 2100 DTD SB DTD CMM St t Structure ATA 2100 Model Format CMM Model Format SB ATA 2200 DTD CMM DTD SB Structure Structure ATA 2200 Model Format SB Model Format ACMM

SGML Files + Illustrations DTD CMM Soft DTD CMM Structure Structure Model Format CMM

Model Format CMM Soft

Model Format ACMM "Paper" Format

Manuals

Authoring CMM Notice + IPL + SB

Publishing (Diff.) CMM + IPL + SB

Documentation DELIVERY Officialization / Storage Documentation DELIVERY

(16)

Ameliorations and ROI expected for ATA programs

Moving ATA contexts on our new workshop will permit to …

• Overtake the disadvantages and limits associated to our original tool

• Migrate all our electronic documentations activities on the same workshop • Establish a junction between our ATA and S1000D contexts production,

around the same well-formed process, separating authoring and publishing around the same well formed process, separating authoring and publishing • Take advantage of all functions and abilities linked to our new workshop

• Take the benefit of the new workshop’s experience on S1000D contexts p p • Enjoy ideal conditions to realize the final PDF formats, thanks to an ATA

standards dedicated publishing engine

Æ

Final goal and completion = use of the unified workshop and

process for ATA & S1000D programs, in accordance with the

philosophy of structured Technical Publications production

(17)

New programs around ATA & S1000D standards

ATA 2100 ATA 2200

B787 MRTT

ATA Evolution …

and choice of junction with S1000D standard …

thanks to joined collaboration

Future aircraft programs

B787 MRTT

thanks to joined collaboration of ASD-AIA-ATA communities

A400M A350 First S1000D issue integrating

ATA civil preconisations

Major S1000D issue integrating all ATA civil preconisations 2003: MoU / 2007: Collaboration agreement

Issue 2.0 Issue 2.3 Issue 3.0 Issue 4.0 Issue x.x

16 ATA e-Business Forum & S1000D User Forum Æ Enlargement of Electronic Tech. Pubs’ field

(18)

Treatment of new programs - technical perspectives

¾ Integration of the new programs’

specificities into the common and integral process of the production workshop

Depending on business rules provided by Guidance, CDIM or Requirements

Taking into account the emergent Multimedia

technologies …

Animated 3D formats Audio-visual objects

… and the modern electronic Tech. Pubs

visualization ways visualization ways

(19)

Our supplier experience and its main teachings …

C

t

f ATA & S1000D t

d

d f

l

f

Concrete use of ATA & S1000D standards for a large range of

aircraft programs, in both civil and military domains

Approach around the common electronic Tech Pubs

Approach around the common electronic Tech. Pubs

philosophy associated to the ATA & S1000D standards

Imperative respect of the major concepts:

p

j

p

9 a distinct work on structured content and visual form

9 a separate process with successive authoring and publishing

9 t f t h i l biliti t i th d ti lif l

9 a set of technical abilities to insure the production life cycle

Creation of common workshop and process for the complete

electronic Tech Pubs production approach with all specific

Th

k

f

tt

ti

d

ti

t

!

electronic Tech. Pubs production approach, with all specific

contexts integrations for aircraft programs concrete needs