Test System Design Services:
Orbis, Inc. supports numerous U. S. Navy and Commercial test programs by providing integrated Test system design including Test Program Set (TPS) development and Fixture design. Our Test Engineers bring expert knowledge to solve customers challenging test problems to meet Fleet and commercial requirements. Orbis Inc. in support of SSP was contracted by Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Charleston to work with their two prime contractors, Lockheed Martin and Boeing, to design and develop Teradyne Test Program Sets (TPS) and Test Fixtures to support the repair center and the Trident D5 Backfit Navigation system of Navy submarines. With this task, we developed new TPS for the Inertial modules from existing Function Test Specifications (FTS), and re-engineered the FTS and TPS for Non-Inertial Navigation modules from Marathon tester code. All new TPS where written for the Teradyne Spectrum 9100 tester with the function test written in NI LabVIEW, C++, Visual Basic, and TestStudio.
Along with design and development there were many other facets to the demands of the project. Orbis, Inc. designed Teradyne compatible test fixtures, test circuit interface printed circuit boards (PCBs), acquired fabricated PCBs, and assembled PCBs into final test fixture assemblies. In addition Orbis setup an internal stand-alone network with 14 access ports and a Microsoft Windows 2003 Server for a multitude of uses including:
Automated data logging from module testing using SQL Server and Data Transformation Service (DTS) packages.Current major customers include Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) RADIAC, Naval Strategic Systems Program (SSP) Navigation Branch, ITT Conoflow and WABCO. Orbis, Inc. provides a full range of test services from the development of complex test systems, requirements definition, test program development and update, and electronic interface fixturing for test automation. Orbis, Inc.'s Team approach links their Electronics, Software, and Mechanical engineers to the customers to engineers to produce the idea Test solution for the customer requirements. Areas of test expertise are identified below.
Contents:
Test Requirements Analysis
Test Program Development
Test Fixture Development
Configuration Management
Database Design & Network Implementation
Clients
Test Requirements Analysis is an implementation strategy to provide specific test resources and automation techniques to meet the requirements of the system under test. The test engineer during this analysis develops the optimum mix of measurement instrumentation, interface, test executive, and test programming to achieve final acceptance. The level of testing and accuracy must encompass system platforms, systems, subsystems, and components.
Orbis, Inc.’s Test Engineers are experienced test software development professionals with many years of experience with programming Teradyne, Agilent, and Zhentel large test systems. As well as the microprocessor assembly code development experience to develop application specific test solutions. In addition to factory training for large test system development with Teradyne, Agilent, and Zhentel Orbis, Inc. Test Engineers have completed National Instrument LabVIEW training and are Certified Associate Developers.
Key to Test Development is Fixture Development without reliable electrical contact and proper signal integrity accurate test measurement is not possible. Orbis, Inc.’s staff includes the engineering and technical expertise to design and layout printed circuit interface cards to provide signal and timing information for high quality testing. Mechanical Engineering is also available to provide fixture physical design requirements critical in automated systems.
The Configuration Management Program focuses on maintaining continuity of systems engineering and related cost and readiness factors. Overall programs efforts are concerned with monitoring factors related to technical performance, productivity, operability and supportability of configuration management design control and systems acquisition.
Configuration Management (CM) for development work in progress using Microsoft Visual SourceSafe.
Domain Controller & File Storage Server.
Interactive intranet web interface using Apache HTTP Server, PHP and SQL Server.
To effectively perform in this environment, we teamed with Lockheed Martin and Boeing Design Engineering groups and established a successful working relationship with both prime contractors.
Database Design & Netwowrk Implementation
Orbis, Inc. supports test data collection through database design and network implementation. Test System Development places particular importance in not only accurately measuring system parameters but in safe guarding the collected data and timely sharing the collected information. The ability to associate and report test information can be the difference between project success and failure. Orbis, Inc's database experts and computer science engineers are very experienced in developing the database and network configuration to protect and provide the level of access to critical system test data.
Orbis, Inc. supports NAVAL Quality Test Standards and provide direct support in the improvement and monitoring of quality assurance programs, processes and procedures utilized during work done at Naval Shipyards and private facilities.
This level of quality is at the standards specified by contract, NAVAL requirements, engineering activities, fleet activities, private shipyards, their subdivisions, and their subcontractors.
Orbis, Inc. assures quality through analyses including: the review and trend analysis of deficiency data, metric program effectiveness, data analysis of shipyard activities (such as audit reports, trouble reports, and quality assurance information), root cause failure
NAVSEA 04L1 |
Configuration Management & Fleet Readiness Division |
NAVSEA 04LR |
RADIAC Program Office |
SSP-24 |
Navigation Branch |
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Pneumatic Test Systems |
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Hydraulic Test Systems |
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