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SYSTEM DESIGN and INTEGRATION CompanyOverview Started1991 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
SYSTEM DESIGN and INTEGRATION CompanyOverview Started1991 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
SYSTEM DESIGN and INTEGRATION CompanyOverview Started1991 Projectsspanindustrialandmilitarysectors SpecialistinATEinvolvingRF,vision,measurementand controlsystems
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USING NATIONALINSTRUMENTS TECHNOLOGY SampleProjects
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SumitomoWiringSystemsAustralia
In.linefullfunctional testingofautomotive console Includedassemblyjigconnectors&automatedATE connectorengagement UseofTestStandand LabVIEW withNI PeripheralInterfaces
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Holden Engine Operations
(PortMelbourne)
Non.destructive (Ultrasonic)Casting NodularityTester UsingNIHighSpeedDigitiser&DIOandLabVIEW softwareenvironment
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RLMSystems(Melbourne)
AutomaticTestEquipmentforRadarReceivers UsingNILabVIEWandperipheralinterfaces Jindalee Over.the.HorizonRadar Network(JORN)
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JindaleeFacilityAliceSprings
JFASRFSystemTester
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X.bandsystem using: ο HighPerformance(18bit)DAQ ο HighSpeedDigitalWaveformGenerator ο HighSpeedX.BandSignalCommutating ο AnalogueRFSignalProcessing
MicrowaveMaterialsTester
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Modernautomotiveenginesaremanaged electronicallybysystemsthatprovide"FullAuthority DigitalEngineControls"
ModernAutomotiveEngineControl#1
Enginesarefittedwithactuatorsandsensorstomonitorand controlfunctioning. Advantagesare: ο greaterefficiency ο increasedpower ο betterresponsetodriverinput ο greaterreliability ο lesspollution ο in.builtdiagnostics
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Currentproductionengineshavemanyintegrated systemswithfunctionsincluding:
Electronicactivationandcontrolof ο throttle ο valvetiming&lift ο fuelinjection ο ignitiontiming ο inletmanifoldconfiguration ο pre.ignitionordetonationdetection
ModernAutomotiveEngineControl#2
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Thislevelofcontrolrequiressensorstomeasure manyaspectsoftheengine'senvironment including:
ο acceleratorpedalposition ο enginetemperature ο oiltemperature/pressure/condition ο airpressures,temperatures&flow ο enginespeed ο exhaustgas(O2) ο crankshaftposition ο knocksensing
ModernAutomotiveEngineControl#3
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Controlrequiresactuatorstosetthepositionof physicalitems,tosetthetimingofcriticalevents andmodulatefluidflows:
ο throttlepositioning ο inletmanifoldgeometryvariation ο fuelinjectorregulation ο valvelifters&camshaftangles ο ignitionsequencing/timing
ModernAutomotiveEngineControl#4
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ο tomanagetheoperationoftheengineovertheentire rangeofoperatingconditions,using ο electricalconnectionsviaawiringharnessandconnectors ο totheECMinthevehiclethatcontainstheelectronics, softwareandprocessor AlloftheseareusedbytheEngineControlModule(ECM): Thecharacteristicsandcorrectfunctioningofthewiring harness,electronicsensorsandactuatorsistestedbyan automaticEngineHarnessTester(EHT).
ModernAutomotiveEngineControl#5
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ο Atotalofupto60differenttests onanyoneengineharness ο DCV,2. &4.wireResistance,Capacitance,Currentand PulseWidthModulated(PWM)signals ο Multiplexedconnections,ATEtosensorsandactuators ο Connectionviaa(robust)branched96.waywiringloom ο Differentenginevariants(varyingequipment complements) ο Manydifferentsensors &connectionconfigurations ο Provisionofcontrolledactuatorpowerandmeasurement excitation. ο Continuallytesttheconnectionsystemandharnessfor shortcircuits. ο Allteststobedonewithin10seconds
TheEHTChallenges
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ο NIPXIChassis :MXI.4Controller ο HighperformanceDMM :PXI.4072(6½digit,highconv rate) ο MultifunctionDAQcard :PXI.6229M ο LowlevelMultiplexer :PXI. 2530(highdensity)
TestfunctionalitybasedonPXI.businterface modules,withtestcontrollerbasedonanindustrial computerconnectedviaMXI.4interface:
NiksarSolutionOverview
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ο HiZ2.Wireresistancetests ο Capacitancetests ο 2.Wireresistancetests ο MediumandlowcurrentDiodetests ο Lowresistance4.wireresistancemeasurement
ElectricalTestsconductedontheEngine Harness/Electronicsinclude:
SolutionOverview(cont.)
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ο NIPCI6509DIOforrelaycontrol ο NIER.16andER.8Relaymodules ο SomeER.8/16relaysdrivingDIN.railcontactorsforhighercurrents ο PowerSupplyprogrammingandcontrolviaserialcommunicationsport
Mediumandhighlevelcurrentswitching: 4.wireresistancemeasurementfortestsfor loom/cableresistancecompensation:
ο
- NIPXI. 2530multiplexerandSwitchManagementToolkitallowsrapid
dynamicconfigurationchanges ο HardwarehandshakingbetweentheMultiplexerandDMMtoobtain accurate/consistent(single.shot)measurementsquickly
Solution Overview cont
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- NiksarSolutionOverview. Hardware
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- NiksarSolutionOverview. Hardware
Providesawiderangeofmeasurementtypes.... ο DCVoltage ο 2. and4.Wireresistance ο Diodevoltage(100
- Aand1mA)
ο CapacitanceandInductance ο FrequencyandPeriod(notusedforEHT)
- FlexDMM. aMultifunction device:
ο 6½.digitdigitalmultimeter ο 1.8MS/sisolateddigitizer ο 10. to23.bitflexibleresolution
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- NiksarSolutionOverview. Hardware
PXI.2530Multiplexer Agood‘front.end’ formeasurement devicessuchas.... NIPXI.407261⁄2.digitFlexDMM. WiderangeofConnectivityConfigurations: ο 128x1(1.wire) ο 64x1(2.wire) ο 32x1(4.wire) ο 8banksof16x1(1.wire) ο Matrix4x32(1.wire)&4x16(2.wire) ο Matrix8x16(1.wire)
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- NiksarSolutionOverview. Hardware
Provides: ο Controlledvoltagesourceforexcitation ο ADCforshortcircuitdetection ο Bi.directionaldigitalinterfacetoaproductionlinePLC
- MSeriesDAQ. Multifunctiondevice:
ο 32Analoguevoltageinputchannels ο 16bitdigitiserresolution ο 4Analoguevoltageoutputs ο 32ChannelsDIO
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- NiksarSolutionOverview. Hardware
Provides: ο Relayswitchingofsignals viaNIER16/8relaymodules ο Relaycontrolofresistiveloadbank(pull.up/down) ο Relaydriversforsourcesupto10Amp usingindustrial relays PCIBusDIOModule: ο 96Bi.directionalDIOlinesfor ο TTL,CMOS,and5Vlogiclevels ο 24mAcurrent.drivecapability
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- NiksarSolutionOverview. Software
ο MicrosoftSQLServer
Systemfunctionalityandpersonality designed usingNationalInstruments’software:
ο NILabVIEW V8 ο NIStateDiagramToolkit ο NISwitchExecutive. SwitchManagementSoftware ο NIDatabaseConnectivityToolkit
Otherproprietarysoftware:
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- NiksarSolutionOverview. Screens
SomeUserInterfacescreens
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- NiksarSolutionOverview. ATEControl
Testconfigurations:
Eachvariant’stestconfigurationiseasilymanaged: ο EachprocedureissetupinaConfigurationDatabase System ο Manualeditingusedtoalterthetestprocess ο Replicationtoproduceanewvariant ο Passwordprotection
Testresults:
ο Detailedresultsofeachtestwrittentodatabase
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- NiksarSolutionOverview. ATEControl
ScopeofTests:
ο NumberofVariants : 17 ο ComponentsperUUT : 30 ο DifferentComponentGroups : 23 ο DifferentComponentTypes : 15/engine(typ) ο ComponentCount : 40 ο TestsperComponent : 1to4 ο DifferentMUXConnections : 70/engine(typ)
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- NiksarSolutionOverview. UUTConnect
Systemin.serviceconsistencyand robustnessenhancedusing:
ο Workfatigue.resistantcableharnesses ο MachinedAcetalconnectorblocks ο UUTconnectorprobingwithspringprobes ο Hightensileflexiblecablestrainrelief ο Highdensity‘ZIF’connectorstocouple harnessestoATE
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NiksarSolutionBenefits
ο Compact physicalconfiguration ο Flexibility ofmeasurementcapability ο Rapidcontrolandinteraction withtheinstrumentationfor circuitswitching,analysisandextractionofreportdata ο Readyexpansion oftestplans ο Easyaddition ofnewtestplans
Comparedwitha‘traditional’approach, NiksarAustralia’sapproachoffered:
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NiksarSolutionBenefits
ο TestCycleTimingBudget:
- UUTarrivalatteststation
:10sec . OperatorconnectingtoUUT :10sec . ATEconfigurationforvariant :5sec . Conduct&recordalltests :5sec . OperatordisconnectionofUUT :10sec . UUTmoveoutofstation :10sec
Inservice,thisapproachachieved:
ο RobustnessandStability: . Reliableandconsistentoperation . UUTTeststodate:wellinexcessof100,000
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