Title :
The connector life test system design
Author :
Lu Na ; Jiang, X.Y. ; Xu, L.J. ; Li, Y.S.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Contact Res. Lab., Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Beijing, China
Abstract :
The connector life test system is designed in order to study the connector service life in normal operating conditions. The connector life test system can provide an important reference for designers to improve the mechanical structure, materials to improve product quality and life. The test system including mechanical unit, the human-computer interaction unit, motion control unit, and insertion/removal force test units, achieves automatic insert-withdraw of connectors and insertion / removal force measuring with the mutual cooperation of each units. The contact position of connector contact pair´s is transformed randomly to make the simulation test more close to the actual situation during the accelerated test. The system can provide necessary means for Life Prediction of the connector.
Keywords :
electric connectors; electrical contacts; force measurement; human computer interaction; life testing; motion control; product quality; accelerated test; automatic connector insert-withdraw; connector contact pair; connector life prediction; connector life test system design; connector service life; contact position; human-computer interaction unit; insertion force measurement; insertion-removal test units; mechanical structure; motion control unit; normal operating conditions; product life; product quality; removal force measurement; connector; insertion/removal force test; life test; plugging test;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Contacts (ICEC 2012), 26th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-508-9
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2012.0687