Automatic test equipment

Use is controlled by specifying the software by type designation and version in the development and production test procedures or a register which relates products to the test software which has to be used to verify its acceptability. You should also provide procedures for running the software on the host computer or automatic test equipment. They may of course be menu driven from a display screen and keyboard rather than paper procedures. 

Inspection by automatic gages or automatic test equipment... 

ATE % of detection of failure detected during the Automatic Test Equipment (ATE), i.e. during a lab test for rcBs, of the equipment. 

Provision and use of appropriate health surveillance, e.g. for signs of dermatitis, asthma, effects of specific solvent exposures. Full use of any spray booth, enclosure, exhaust ventilation or dilution systems, and automatic handling equipment. (The efficiency of all local exhaust ventilation and other control systems should be maintained, and checked by testing.) Where appropriate, atmospheric monitoring of airborne pollution levels. 

All inspection, measuring or test equipment, whether mechanical, electrical, automatic, or mechanical in operation, which performs a quality assurance function must be validated for its intended use. This equipment must also be routinely calibrated according to a written procedure and the records that document these activities must be maintained. 

All of the experimental equipment was remotely controlled from inside a blockhouse. A bullet-proof window allowed the test equipment to be observed safely. During a test, the blockhouse was manned by several operators who controlled the flow and data systems. Flow data in the form of pressure and temperature readings from calibrated venturi flow systems were recorded automatically. Reactor and burner gas temperatures were measured with specially constructed thermocouples. The test piece was instrumented with a series of pressure transducers throughout its length. 

Many modern packed column SFCs are equipped with a column selection valve and a solvent selection valve. Software Wizards are available that allow simple programming where a large number of different stationary and mobile phases can be automatically tested to find the best conditions without operator intervention. 

There are many apphcations where multichannel impedance measurement systems are particularly useful. The throughput of testing in a laboratory can be increased either by the use of multiplexed systems where multiple cells are connected and are automatically tested in sequence by, for example, a potentiostat and FRA, or by the use of true parallel measurement systems where each cell has access to its own potentiostat and FRA. The parallel system, of course, is the more efficient method since aU cells can be tested simultaneously however the equipment required for this is more expensive since there are separate potentiostats and FRAs on every channel. The introduction of multichannel systems, however, has seen a reduction... 

Since automatic samplers generally include an inlet tube, the development of problematic biological films within the tube and control unit can arise. The influence of automatic sampling equipment on biological oxygen demand (BOD) test nitrification in nonnitrified final effluent has been evaluated [45]. Samples were tested for BOD, carbonaceous BOD,... 

The following risk assessment involves testing the proposal to fit mandatory automatic floatation equipment to the skids of helicopters against the principles outlined in this book and to apply the ALARP principle to the findings. 

High voltage electrical equipment can only be worked on in safety if either the part of the apparatus or equipment to be worked on is permanently and adequately earthed, so that it is electrically dead at all times, or the apparatus or equipment is first made safe by earthing, tested for verification, and then released for work by the issue of a E permit. Before any work is carried out on remotely or automatically controlled equipment such as circuit breakers and isolators, the automatic or remote controlled features must first be rendered inoperative. 

Test automatic transfer equipment by simulating power failure and under-voltage conditions. Set all relays in accordance with job relay schedule and check operation. 

A9.7.1 The precision of the test method using automatic Test Method D 1160 equipment is being determined. 

These tests generate several Gigabytes of data that are fed into a historical database. Although most of the analysis is performed automatically, human interaction is still needed to compare current and past data. Data are stored on optical CD S s from which the historical data bank are retrieved during field inspections from a mobile unit. Each of these is equipped with a CD-jukebox linked to an analysis station. The jukebox can handle 100 CD s, enough to store all previously recorded data. A dedicated software pre-fetches the historical data and compares it on-line with the newly acquired NDT-data. It is based on fuzzy algorithms applied to signal features. 

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