COMPLIANCE STRATEGY FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM IN MILITARY APPLICATIONS

Year 2024, Issue: 716, 374 - 408, 03.10.2024

Emre Güler

Abstract

This review paper provides the compliance strategy for the certification activity of environmental control systems (ECS) according to the military standard. Firstly, the paper defines the ECS. Secondly, it outlines the steps for the system’s certification activities in the concept of the means of compliance. Thirdly, it recommends the minimum set of documents with technical explanations obtained by academic learning, vocational training and recommendations from the regulations for compliance with the given requirements in military certification of ECS. Then, the differences in terms of compliance methods are specified. Finally, it is concluded that a specific compliance strategy for military certification of ECS is required for a systematic and comprehensive approach.

Keywords

Certification, environmental control system, means of compliance, military standard, safety

Thanks

I would like to express my gratitude to my wife Özge Güler and my son Can Güler, for their invaluable contribution and moral support. A special thanks to Dr. Eyüp Sabah and Dr. Tamer Saraçyakupoğlu for assessing the content of my article and their suggestion on the depth of the research. I am also grateful to Metin Kıran and Tolga Vergün at Turkish Aerospace Industries for their enthusiastic guidance.

ÇEVRESEL KONTROL SİSTEMİ’NİN ASKERİ UYGULAMALARA ÖZEL UÇUŞA ELVERİŞLİLİK SERTİFİKASYONUNA İLİŞKİN UYUM DOĞRULAMA STRATEJİSİ

Abstract

Bu makale, çevresel kontrol sistemlerinin (ECS) askeri standartlara göre sertifikasyonu için uyum doğrulama stratejisi sağlayan derleme bir yayındır. Makalede ilk olarak çevresel kontrol sistemi tanımlanmış, ikinci olarak, uyum doğrulama metotları kapsamında, sistem sertifikasyon süreci ana hatlarıyla sunulmuştur. Daha sonra çevresel kontrol sistemlerinin askeri sertifikasyonu için önerilen minimum gereksinim doğrulama dokümanları, akademik bilgiler ile iş tecrübeleri ve yönetmelik tavsiyeleri göz önüne alınarak teknik açıklamaları ile birlikte verilmiş, uyum doğrulama metotlarındaki farklılıklar ortaya konmuştur. Son olarak ise, ECS özelinde sistematik ve geniş kapsamlı bir askeri sertifikasyon süreci için spesifik bir uyum doğrulama veri seti sunulmuştur

Keywords

Sertifikasyon, çevresel kontrol sistemi, uyum doğrulama metodu, askeri standart, emniyet

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