WIRELESS WIREHARNESS TESTING SYSTEM

• US 20100010758A1
• Filed: 07/14/2008
• Published: 01/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Martin Marietta Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Martin Marietta Corporation)
• Inventors: Kinahan, William P.
• Granted Patent: US 7,881,887 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/58
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/3025 Wireless interface with the DUT
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/52 Testing for short-circuits, leakage current or ground faults
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/54 Testing for continuity
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/58 Testing of lines, cables or conductors testing of electric windings G01R31/72

Abstract

A system and method for wireharness testing includes at least one probe attachable to a connector of a wireharness, the at least one probe in wireless communication with a controller to identify a potential lack of continuity in the wireharness therebetween.

Claims

1. A system for wireharness testing comprising:

a controller; and

at least one probe attachable to a connector of wireharness, said at least one probe in wireless communication with said controller to identify a potential lack of continuity in the wireharness.

2. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said at least one probe includes a connector attachable to the connector of the wireharness.

3. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said at least one probe includes a processor.

4. The system as recited in claim 3, further comprising an input/output module in communication with said processor.

5. The system as recited in claim 1, further comprising a power supply to power said at least one probe.

6. The system as recited in claim 5, wherein said power supply is a battery.

7. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said at least one probe includes a port to upload and download data.

8. The system as recited in claim 7, wherein said port comprises a USB port.

9. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said at least one probe includes an identifier.

10. The system as recited in claim 9, wherein said identifier comprises a bar code.

11. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said controller includes a memory device which stores a connector data related to the connector of the wireharness.

12. The system as recited in claim 11, wherein said connector data comprises harness pin-out data for the connector.

13. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said controller includes a memory device which stores a continuity algorithm related to at least one wireharness.

14. The system as recited in claim 13, wherein said continuity algorithm stimulates at least one pin-out of a first connector with a first of said at least one probes, and reads at least on one pin-out of a second connector with a second of said at least one probes to identify a potential lack of continuity therebetween.

15. A method of wireharness testing comprising:

attaching a first probe to a first connector of a wireharness;

attaching a second probe to a second connector of the wireharness; and

wirelessly communicating with the first probe and the second probe to identify a potential lack of continuity in the wireharness therebetween.

16. A method as recited in claim 15, further comprising:

stimulating at least one pin-out of the first connector with the first probe; and

reading at least on one pin-out of the second connector with the second probe to identify the potential lack of continuity therebetween.

17. A method as recited in claim 15, further comprising:

stimulating a pin-out of the first connector with the first probe; and

reading a pin-out of the second connector with the second probe to identify the potential lack of continuity therebetween.

18. A method as recited in claim 17, further comprising:

verifying that no other pin-outs are energized.

19. A method as recited in claim 15, further comprising:

stimulating each of a multiple of pin-outs of the first connector individually; and

reading each of a multiple of pin-outs of the second connector associated with each of the multiple of pin-outs of the first connector individually with the second probe to identify the potential lack of continuity therebetween.