For over 35 years, Army weapon systems have relied on automatic test systems to diagnose and isolate platform failures. Two kinds of systems, at-platform automatic test systems (APATS) and ...

System-in-package (SiP) and other advanced packaging technologies are putting more components together in tighter spaces than previously seen. Often these packages are contained in a module, which is ...

Even a small array consisting of 100 elements has thousands of individual components that require perhaps 25,000 measurements per module for an eye-watering grand ...

FORT HOOD, TX-- The 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team , 1st Cavalry Division, “Black Jack”, officially becomes the first in the Army to receive the Next Generation Automatic Test System or NGATS, during ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Craig S. Smith, Eye on AI host and former NYT writer, covers AI. Software development is a creative endeavor, but it can be filled ...

Modules are given a grade from 0 to 100 points for each test. In calculating the average grade of the module, each individual test grade is given a certain weighting as shown in the table. The tests ...

There are many subtleties that need to be considered when performing conducted immunity testing. Present conducted immunity test systems are notoriously inefficient, with 75% of the available system ...

Trina Solar has conducted stringent dynamic mechanical load testing (DML) of its 210 Vertex 670W module, comparing it with competitors’ single-glass 540W and dual-glass 535W modules in extreme ...

A battery management system (BMS) monitors and controls batteries in vehicles such as more-electric aircraft and electric cars. It needs to undergo rigorous tests under nominal and extreme conditions ...