Test System Design: A Systematic Approach (paperback) - Softcover

Tursky, Christine; Gordon, Rodney; Cowie, Scott

9780137053933: Test System Design: A Systematic Approach (paperback)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0137053932 ISBN 13: 9780137053933

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2000

This book covers how to design, develop, and implement custom test systems. It's goal is to make the process for engineers involved in designing and building custom test systems and to help them avoid common pitfalls.

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From the Back Cover:

The only expert guide to designing and implementing custom test systems
Best practices for the entire lifecycle: planning through upgrades
Maximizing accuracy, reliability, and usability(and protecting against obsolescence

THE ONLY EXPERT GUIDE TO DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING CUSTOM TEST SYSTEMS

More and more engineers now face the challenges of electronic testing(and those challenges are becoming more complex each year. In Test System Design: A Systematic Approach, three expert testing professionals offers start-to-finish best practices for designing, developing, and implementing custom test systems. Ideal for both engineers who are creating test systems and those contracting the responsibility to third parties, this book covers the entire system lifecycle, from planning to upgrades, and beyond.

Designing, developing, and implementing more effective test systems(from start to finish
Protecting against obsolescence through planned upgrades and open standards
Simplifying development, minimizing risk, and maximizing accuracy and reliability
Building systems that fit the skills of your operators
Expert implementation: interfaces, cabling, switch panels, electrical safety, racking, temperature control, and more

Discover proven techniques for evaluating your testing requirements, eliminating redundant tests, and determining exactly which equipment you really need. Compare your options for sourcing test equipment, and learn how to maximize the value of every supplier relationship. Learn better solutions for documenting your test systems, training your operators, streamlining your maintenance programs, and more. No matter what your testing challenges are, Test System Design is your comprehensive resource for achieving them faster and more cost effectively.

About the Author:

CHRISTINE TURSKY is Technology Training Manager for Agilent Technologies' (formerly Hewlett-Packard Company) Advanced Networks Division. She has 9 years of experience in engineering, business, and marketing at Agilent's Test and Measurement Organisation (TMO) and is Assistant Dean at the University of Melbourne Faculty of Engineering. RODNEY GORDON, also of Agilent Technologies' TMO Australia group, has over 20 years of engineering and business experience with defense accounts and in the defense industry. SCOTT COWIE is also part of TMO Australia and has 15 years of experience at HP, Agilent, and in the defense industry. He specializes in designing test systems for Agilent customers. Gordon and Cowie recently founded SouthTech Systems, an engineering company specializing in system design and integration.

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