- Patent Title: Sensitive, dangerous, vulnerable, or expendable installed equipment item(s) safe programmable and expandable resource electronic test equipment apparatuses and related methods for testing and interfacing with multiple classes or types of systems under test with or without the sensitive, dangerous, vulnerable, or expendable item(s) installed
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Application No.: US15232756Application Date: 2016-08-09
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Publication No.: US10168382B2Publication Date: 2019-01-01
- Inventor: Eric Hodges , Ernest Coates , Angel Rosales-Ayala , Masato Taniguchi , Justin Cheung
- Applicant: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agent Christopher A. Monsey
- Main IPC: G01R31/04
- IPC: G01R31/04 ; G01R31/14 ; G01R31/02 ; G01R31/28

Abstract:
Electronic test set embodiments and related methods are provided that can include a variety of safety components and/or processes which permit expandable or scalable automated testing of different types of equipment with or without installed sensitive, dangerous, vulnerable or expendable equipment. Embodiments can programmably or interface share measuring systems using expandable programmable interface systems that can scalably test a large number of components or electrical channels or bus lines. Embodiments can include multiple circuit board slot connectors adapted to receive programmable relay circuit cards that can selectively couple individual pins on ETS interface structures (e.g., cable connectors) to selected test equipment. Programmable relay circuit cards can be added to the ETS based on how many channels or bus connections are needed to interface with a system under test.
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