VXI based microwave testing on the flight line

Author

Bowes, Robert J. ; Scoggins, J.R.

Author_Institution

Lockheed Sanders Inc., Nashua, NH, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

17-21 Sep 1990

Firstpage

309

Lastpage

314

Abstract

It has been demonstrated that modification of standard commercial VXI instruments to meet the environmental extremes of the flight line provides an affordable VXI-based microwave tester to accurately determine system performance levels and aids in the integration of aircraft suites. The VXIbus provides the test control environment of triggers and synchronization necessary for systems-level testing of installed aircraft systems. This tester can take advantage of commercial components for all but the most stringent environmental considerations and can also handle rapid configuration changes by using commercial modules for prototyping. A prototype VXIbus-based microwave tester that is operational and undergoing evaluation testing is examined

Keywords

aerospace testing; aircraft instrumentation; automatic test equipment; computer interfaces; electronic equipment testing; microwave measurement; synchronisation; aircraft instrumentation; flight line; interface; microwave testing; mobile tester; prototype VXIbus; synchronization; systems-level testing; test control environment; triggers; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft; Automatic testing; Built-in self-test; Costs; Electronic equipment testing; Infrared sensors; Microwave devices; Sensor systems; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AUTOTESTCON '90. IEEE Systems Readiness Technology Conference. 'Advancing Mission Accomplishment', Conference Record.

Conference_Location

San Antonio, TX

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AUTEST.1990.111529

Filename

111529