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Microcomputer assisted electrical harness fabrication and testing system

  • US 4,218,745 A
  • Filed: 09/11/1978
  • Issued: 08/19/1980
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/11/1978
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computerized test system for testing a harness comprising a plurality of connectors, each having a plurality of pins thereon, and connecting wires, said system comprising:

  • a computer for transmitting a test pulse of known electrical characteristics,a plurality of transponders, each coupled to one of said connectors, each transponder coupled to said computer and under control of said computer for the coupling of said transmitted pulse to a first selected pin of a first selected connector, and for the coupling of a received pulse from a second selected pin of a second selected connector to said computer, said computer acting to select said first and second pins and connectors, andmeans under control of said computer for receiving said test pulse, for measuring the electrical characteristics of said received test pulse, said electrical characteristics being representative of the resistance of the path taken by said pulse, and for communicating the measurement of said electrical characteristics to said computer,whereby said computer operates to determine from said measurement the resistance of the path taken by said test pulse from said first selected pin through a connecting harness wire to said second selected pin to test said harness.

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