Aerospace Testing

To ensure that the test system will be suitable for both today’s and tomorrow’s products, a concept for a large variety of instruments is linked in a common connection interface (as seen in the bottom of the image above). This interface (a Virginia Panel Corporation [VPC] interface) is attached directly to a UUT or onto a smaller test fixture which can handle multiple products. This means that existing products can be changed or entirely new products can be created, that can still be used with the same test fixture provided they use the same VPC interface to communicate with the test station.

In addition to designing test stations, we also design or can assist customers with designing test fixtures that communicate using VPC interfaces. One such example is currently used in the satellite industry in Sweden for testing parts designed to resist the strain of being in space. The fixture uses common connectors (such as D-sub) to interface with UUTs. 3D printed components for holding UUTs can be easily and cheaply replaced by QESTIT or in-house. This reduces the cost of adapting fixtures to developing products. All of our fixtures use standard components and are delivered with document packs describing product assembly and maintenance requirements.