Testing System with Mobile Storage Carts and Computer-Controlled Loading Equipment
First Claim
1. A test system for testing a plurality of devices under test, comprising:
- a device under test storage cart configured to store the plurality of devices under test;
a test station for testing the plurality of devices under test; and
a computer-controlled loading structure configured to move a device under test in the plurality of devices under test from the device under test storage cart to the test station.
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Abstract
A test system may be provided in which devices under test undergo various types of testing. A first test location may have test equipment for testing input/output devices in the devices under test. A second test location may have test equipment for testing wireless communications circuitry in the devices under test. A mobile storage cart having shelves may be used to store the devices under test and to convey the devices under test between test locations. The storage cart may be configured to engage with a stationary frame structure at a test location. Actuators underneath the storage cart may be used to position the storage cart in a desired location. Distance sensors may be used to obtain status information about each shelf in the storage cart. A computer-controlled loading structure may be used to load the devices under test from the storage cart into test enclosures.
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20 Claims
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1. A test system for testing a plurality of devices under test, comprising:
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a device under test storage cart configured to store the plurality of devices under test; a test station for testing the plurality of devices under test; and a computer-controlled loading structure configured to move a device under test in the plurality of devices under test from the device under test storage cart to the test station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of using a test system to test a plurality of devices under test, wherein the test system includes a device under test storage cart, a test enclosure, and a computer-controlled loader coupled to a stationary frame structure, the method comprising:
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loading the plurality of devices under test into the device under test storage cart; engaging the device under test storage cart with the stationary frame structure; with at least one sensor, obtaining status information about the plurality of devices under test in the device under test storage cart; and in response to obtaining the status information and while the device under test storage cart is engaged with the stationary frame structure, loading at least some of the plurality of devices under test from the device under test storage cart into the test enclosure with the computer-controlled loader. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of testing a plurality of devices under test, comprising:
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testing the plurality of devices under test using a first set of test stations; following testing of the plurality of devices under test with the first set of test stations, loading the plurality of devices under test into a device under test storage cart; moving the device under test storage cart to a new location; and with at least one computer-controlled robotic arm, loading a device under test in the plurality of devices under test from the device under test storage cart into a test enclosure at the new location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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