Automatic production test equipment (APTE) for the B-2

Author

Robinson, Paul ; Gillette, Richard ; Tucker, Ronald ; Aust, Brian

Author_Institution

Northrop Corp., Rolling Meadows, IL, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

24-26 Sep 1991

Firstpage

73

Lastpage

77

Abstract

The automatic production test equipment (APTE) was developed to provide an integrated capability for seven test conductors and one chief test conductor to interactively test a system with bus architecture. Each test conductor has access to 35 data buses and a centralized database to generate stimuli and monitor responses from the vehicle subsystem. The chief test conductor resolves potential resource conflicts and monitors critical parameters for safety considerations. Test program development is accomplished using windows, graphics, and a menu-driven environment to eliminate the need for extensive operator training and software language skills

Keywords

aircraft instrumentation; automatic test equipment; automatic testing; electronic equipment testing; graphical user interfaces; military equipment; production testing; safety; B-2; MIL-STD-1553 buses; automatic production test equipment; avionics; bus architecture; centralized database; critical parameters; graphics; interactive system; menu-driven environment; military aircraft; safety; test conductor; vehicle subsystem; windows; Automatic testing; Condition monitoring; Conductors; Data buses; Databases; Production systems; Safety; System testing; Test equipment; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AUTOTESTCON '91. IEEE Systems Readiness Technology Conference. Improving Systems Effectiveness in the Changing Environment of the '90s, Conference Record.

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA

Print_ISBN

0-87942-576-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AUTEST.1991.197531

Filename

197531