Rapidly Adaptable Instrumentation Tester (RAIT)

摘要

Emerging technologies in the field of "Test & Measurement" ahve recently enabled the development of the Rapidly Adaptable Instrumentation tester (RAIT). Based on software developed with LabVIEW~direct R, the RAIT design enables quick reconfiguration to test and calibrate a wide variety of telemetry systems. The consequences of inadequate testing could be devastating if a telemetry system were to fail during an expensive flight mission. Supporting both open-bench testing as well as automated test sequences, the RAIT has significantly lowered total time required to test and calibrate a system. This has resulted in an overall lower per unit teting cost than has been achievable in the past.