System Health Management with Aerospace Applications

by Johnson, Stephen B; Gormley, Thomas; Kessler, Seth; Mott, Charles; Patterson-Hine, Ann; Reichard, Karl; Scandura, Philip

• ISBN13: 9780470741337
• ISBN10: 0470741333
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-07-25
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

System Health Management with Aerospace Applications is the first reference text in its field. Due to the disparate nature of the technologies involved in Systems Health Management (SHM), no single person can understand all aspects of the discipline; hence this book collates together in one text the state-of-the-art in research and technology. System Health Management with Aerospace Applications is edited by a team of NASA based engineers and consultants, each heading up sections in their own areas of expertise and co-coordinating contributions from leading experts. The six sections include SHM and its Socio-Technical Context, SHM and the System Life Cycle, Analytical Methods, Operations, Subsystems and Systems. Key features: Authored and edited by experts from NASA and leading industry partners Collates together a wealth of information currently unpublished or disseminated throughout journal and conference papers Explains the fundamentals of each sub-discipline introduced, with a comprehensive list of references, enabling the reader to expand their knowledge base with no prior specialist experience required in the disparate areas Features real-life case studies

Author Biography

Dr Stephen B. Johnson is a Heath Management Systems Engineer at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in the USA, as well as an associate research professor at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He has been active in the field of SHM for over 20 years, and has authored many research papers on the topic. He has also authored or edited 3 books in the aerospace field including The Secret of Apollo: Systems Management in American and European Space Programs.

Mr Thomas Gormley has been involved with the NASA Aerospace industry for over 20 years, and was the Integrated Vehicle Health Management Project Leader for Rockwell Space Systems during the early 1990s. He brings expertise in systems implementation to the project.

Dr Seth S. Kessler is president and owner of Metis Design Corporation, a design consulting firm specializing in custom sensing solutions. He brings expertise in structural health monitoring and composite materials to the project.

Mr Charles Mott is a business analyst with the Tauri group, currently under contract at NASA. He brings expertise in the socio-technical aspects of large-scale technological projects to the project.

Dr Ann Patterson-Hine is Group Leader of the Health Management Technologies Group at the Ames Research Center. She brings expertise on the use of engineering models for model-based reasoning in advanced monitoring and diagnostic systems to the project.

Dr Karl Reichard is head of the ARL Penn State Monitoring and Automation Department. He brings expertise in the implementation of signal processing, control and embedded diagnost

Mr Philip A. Scandura, Jr joined Honeywell in 1984 where he currently holds the position of Staff Scientist in their Advanced Technology Organization. He brings expertise in the system definition and implementation of real-time, embedded systems for use in safety-critical and mission-critical applications to the project.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Conducting Psychological Assessment

Introduction: The Hypothesis Testing Model

The Hypothesis Testing Model

Step 1: Clinical Assessment

Step 2: Selecting Tests

Step 3: Testing

Step 4: Integration of All Data

Step 5: Writing the Assessment Report

Step 6: Providing Feedback

Summary

Clinical Interviewing and Hypothesis Building

The Clinical Interview

Presenting Problem and Its History

Symptomatic Evaluation

Psychosocial Evaluation

Mental Status Evaluation

Hypothesis Building

Summary

Selecting Tests

General Considerations

Why Test?

The Multimethod Approach

Test Characteristics

Practical Considerations

Psychological Assessment Measures

Summary

Testing

Preparing for Testing

Testing

Scoring Tests

Interpreting Tests

Summary

Integrating Data

Step 1: Accumulating the Data

Step 2: Identifying Themes

Step 3: Organizing the Data

Step 4: Conceptualizing

Summary

Writing Reports

The Report Format

Identifying Information

Source of Referral and Referral Questions

Measures Administered

Notes on Testing

Description of Patient

Presenting Problem

Background Information

Mental Status Evaluation

Behavioral Observations

Overall Interpretation of Test Findings

Cognitive Functioning

Personality and Emotional Functioning

Vocational Functioning

Summary

Diagnostic Impressions

Recommendations

Signatures

Appendices

Summary

Providing Feedback

To Whom Am I Giving Feedback?

Do I Give a Copy of the Report?

How Should the Session Be Structured?

Should I Disclose the Diagnosis?

How is the Session Going?

How Will I Follow Up?

Summary

Case Studies in Psychological Assessment

Introduction: Case Studies in Psychological Assessment

An Underachieving Woman

The Clinical Interview

Review of Neuropsychological Evaluation

Mental Status Evaluation

Hypothesis Building

Selecting Tests

Accumulating the Data

Identifying Themes

Organizing the Data

Conceptualizing

Report Writing

Feedback

Summary

A Recovering Alcoholic

The Clinical Interview

Mental Status Evaluation

Hypothesis Building

Selecting Tests

Accumulating the Data

Identifying Themes

Organizing the Data

Conceptualizing

Report Writing

Feedback

Summary

A Young Man Who Steals

The Clinical Interview

Mental Status Evaluation

Hypothesis Building

Selecting Tests

Accumulating the Data

Identifying Themes

Organizing the Data

Conceptualizing

Report Writing

Feedback

Summary

A Boy in Foster Care

The Clinical Interview

Mental Status Evaluation

Hypothesis Building

Selecting Tests

Accumulating the Data

Identifying Themes

Organizing the Data

Conceptualizing

Report Writing

Feedback

Summary

An Anxious Girl

The Clinical Interview

Mental Status Evaluation

Hypothesis Building

Selecting Tests

Accumulating the Data

Identifying Themes

Organizing the Data

Conceptualizing

Report Writing

Feedback

Summary

An Aggressive Boy

The Clinical Interview

Mental Status Evaluation

Hypothesis Building

Selecting Tests

Accumulating the Data

Identifying Themes

Organizing the Data

Conceptualizing

Report Writing

Feedback

Summary

References

Name Index

Subject Index

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