HYBRID LOCATION TEST SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A method of testing positioning capabilities of a portable device under test, the method including:
- communicating with and controlling operation of one or more test instruments, wherein the test instruments include;
a micro-electromechanical sensor signal emulator; and
a GNSS satellite constellation RF signal emulator;
populating a first panel to be displayed with an identification of the test instruments being controlled;
retrieving from storage a test specification file that includes;
a travel path or reference to a travel path followed by the portable device during a test, including for at least the micro-electromechanical sensor signal emulator a pedestrian model or a vehicle ride model that describes orientation and motion of the portable device as it moves along the travel path; and
instructions or references to instructions to be run on the test instruments as the portable device is tested along the travel path;
distributing the retrieved instructions or references to the instructions to the test instruments; and
during the test, populating third and fourth panels to be displayed, respectively, with reports of signals from the micro-electromechanical sensor signal emulator and the GNSS satellite constellation RF signal emulator.
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Abstract
The technology disclosed relates to testing hybrid positioning systems, including systems that rely on MEMS sensors. In particular, it relates to methods and devices for configuring and running tests of hybrid positioning systems.
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1. A method of testing positioning capabilities of a portable device under test, the method including:
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communicating with and controlling operation of one or more test instruments, wherein the test instruments include; a micro-electromechanical sensor signal emulator; and a GNSS satellite constellation RF signal emulator; populating a first panel to be displayed with an identification of the test instruments being controlled; retrieving from storage a test specification file that includes; a travel path or reference to a travel path followed by the portable device during a test, including for at least the micro-electromechanical sensor signal emulator a pedestrian model or a vehicle ride model that describes orientation and motion of the portable device as it moves along the travel path; and instructions or references to instructions to be run on the test instruments as the portable device is tested along the travel path; distributing the retrieved instructions or references to the instructions to the test instruments; and during the test, populating third and fourth panels to be displayed, respectively, with reports of signals from the micro-electromechanical sensor signal emulator and the GNSS satellite constellation RF signal emulator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of configuring test instruments to test positioning capabilities of a portable device under test, the method including:
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configuring control of operation of one or more test instruments, wherein the test instruments include; a micro-electromechanical sensor signal emulator; a GNSS satellite constellation RF signal emulator; a WiFi access points RF signal emulator; and a cellular network and RF signal emulator; populating a first panel to be displayed on a screen with an identification of the test instruments being configured; retrieving a test specification file that includes; a travel path or reference to a travel path followed by the portable device during a test; and instructions or references to instructions to be run on the test instruments as the portable device is tested along the travel path; distributing the retrieved instructions or references to the instructions to the test instruments; during the test, populating third, fourth, fifth and sixth panels to be displayed, respectively, with reports of signals from the micro-electromechanical sensor signal emulator, the GNSS satellite constellation RF signal emulator, the WiFi access points RF signal emulator, and the cellular network and RF signal emulator. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method of configuring test instruments to test positioning capabilities of a portable device under test, the method including:
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configuring control of operation of one or more test instruments, wherein the test instruments include; a micro-electromechanical sensor signal emulator; a GNSS satellite constellation RF signal emulator; a WiFi access points RF signal emulator; and a cellular network and RF signal emulator; populating a first panel to be displayed on a screen with an identification of the test instruments being configured; during configuration of a test, populating a second panel to be displayed with a map representing at least a section of a travel path to be followed by the portable device under test; during configuration of the test, populating an eighth panel to be displayed with editable properties of a selected test instrument that vary with time; and receiving and persisting edited properties of the selected instruments as a test specification file that includes; the travel path or reference to the travel path; and instructions or references to instructions to be run on the test instruments as the portable device is tested along the travel path. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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