Test management system, test management program, and test management method

Abstract

To grasp whether or not all of a plurality of test facilities used for a test in accordance with the law comply with the law when starting the test.SOLUTION: A test management system for conducting tests in accordance with the law using multiple test facilities D installed in a test room R1, includes: a state determination unit 2 that determines whether or not a state of each of the test facilities D is in a legal compliance state, which is stipulated by the law; and a display unit 3 that displays whether or not the test room is capable of conducting tests in accordance with the law based on the determination result of the state determination unit 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a test management system, a test management program, and a test management method. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventional test management systems, such as those shown in Patent Document 1, aim to ensure that tests are conducted in accordance with regulations by obtaining traceability, for example, of the temperature of the test vehicle.

[0003] Here, in order to carry out tests in accordance with regulations, it is necessary that the multiple test equipment used in the tests is periodically inspected according to procedures stipulated by regulations.

[0004] However, currently, even if equipment managers regularly inspect test equipment, the inspection results are often kept only by the equipment managers, or are stored printed on paper, making it difficult for managers who manage the test results to confirm evidence that regular inspections of the test equipment are being carried out during testing.

[0005] Furthermore, in recent years, regulations have become more diverse, and each regulation stipulates more inspection procedures, making it difficult for facility managers to always maintain all of their facilities.

[0006] As a result, non-compliant testing equipment may be used during testing, which may result in problems later on. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0007] [Patent Document 1] JP 2020-118671 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0008] Therefore, the present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has an objective of making it possible, when starting a regulatory test, to grasp whether or not all of the multiple test equipment used in the test is in a regulatory compliant state. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] In other words, the test management system of the present invention is a test management system for conducting tests in accordance with regulations using multiple test equipment installed in a test room, and is characterized in that it comprises a state judgment unit that judges whether the state of each piece of test equipment is a legal compliance state, which is a state defined in the regulation, and a display unit that displays whether the test room is capable of conducting tests in accordance with the regulation based on the judgment result of the state judgment unit.

[0010] According to the test management system configured in this manner, the test room in which multiple test equipment is installed displays whether or not tests in accordance with regulations are possible as a whole. Therefore, by checking the display content when starting a test, it is possible to know whether the multiple test equipment used in the test as a whole is in compliance with regulations.

[0011] This is a test management system for conducting tests in accordance with multiple types of regulations, and it is preferable that the display unit displays, for each type of regulation, whether or not the test chamber is capable of conducting tests in accordance with that regulation based on the judgment result of the status judgment unit. In this way, it is possible to grasp, for each type of regulation, whether the multiple test equipment used for those tests is in compliance with the regulation as a whole.

[0012] This is a test management system for conducting tests in accordance with regulations in each of a plurality of test chambers, and it is preferable that the display unit displays whether or not each of the test chambers is capable of conducting tests in accordance with the regulations based on the judgment result of the status judgment unit. This makes it possible to ascertain whether or not tests in accordance with regulations can be carried out in each of a number of testing laboratories.

[0013] It is preferable that the system further includes a regulatory inspection data storage unit that stores regulatory inspection data that associates one or more inspection items stipulated in the regulation for each of the test equipment with the inspection results of the inspection items for each of the test equipment, and that the state determination unit determines whether or not each of the test equipment is in compliance with the regulation based on the regulatory inspection data. This allows the test results of the inspection items specified by regulations to be used as evidence that the test equipment is in compliance with regulations, which will aid in the management of test results.

[0014] It is preferable that the regulatory inspection data includes the inspection date on which the inspection results were obtained, and that the status judgment unit judges whether or not each of the test equipment is in compliance with the regulations based on the inspection results and the inspection date. In this case, the regulatory inspection data includes the inspection date on which the inspection results were obtained, providing evidence that regular inspections required by regulations have been conducted for each piece of testing equipment.

[0015] A specific embodiment for determining whether test equipment is in a legally compliant state can include a configuration in which a compliance condition storage unit is further provided which stores compliance conditions that are conditions that the test equipment in a legally compliant state must satisfy, and the state determination unit determines whether each of the test equipment is in a legally compliant state based on the compliance conditions.

[0016] Incidentally, the test results finally obtained using the test equipment must be calculated from the raw data obtained in the test in accordance with calculation rules stipulated by laws and regulations. However, the calculation rules change with the revision of regulations, and if the calculation rules before the revision continue to be used, the final test results will not comply with the regulations, and if this is not noticed, it may cause problems retroactively.

[0017] Therefore, it is preferable to provide a result acquisition unit that acquires test results obtained in accordance with regulations and raw data used in calculating the test results from the multiple test equipments, a calculation rule data storage unit that stores calculation rule data indicating the calculation rules defined by the regulations, and a recalculation unit that recalculates the test results using the raw data and the calculation rule data. In this way, by comparing the test results with the recalculation results of the recalculation unit, if the results match, it can be determined that the test results have been calculated in accordance with the calculation rules prescribed by law, and conversely, if the results do not match, it can be realized that the calculation rules prescribed by law were not used in the calculation of the test results. Therefore, in either case, it is possible to obtain test results that comply with regulations.

[0018] It is preferable that the apparatus further comprises an output section which outputs the test result and a recalculation result, which is a calculation result of the recalculation section, so as to be able to be compared. This makes it possible to grasp at a glance whether the test results and the recalculated results match or do not match.

[0019] It is preferable that the apparatus further comprises a result verifying unit which compares the test result with the recalculated result to verify whether or not the test result has been calculated in accordance with the calculation rule. This allows the test results to be objectively verified as complying with regulations.

[0020] It is preferable that the vehicle is equipped with a location information acquisition unit that acquires location information of a vehicle or a part thereof as a test specimen, and a display unit that outputs a test chamber display field corresponding to each of the multiple test chambers on a screen and displays a marker indicating the test specimen in the test chamber display field corresponding to the test chamber in which the test specimen is located based on the location information. According to this configuration, a marker indicating the test specimen is displayed in the test chamber display field corresponding to the test chamber in which the test specimen is located, making it possible to check the position of which test specimen and the inspection status, such as the inspection being performed, thereby making it possible to notice any missed inspection steps or abnormalities that occur during inspection.

[0021] A more specific embodiment is one in which the identification tag of the specimen is read using a reader installed in the test chamber, and the identifier of the identification tag is linked to a test chamber identifier indicating the test chamber in which the reader is installed and output.

[0022] The test management program of the present invention is a program for conducting tests in accordance with regulations using multiple test equipment installed in a test room, and is characterized in that it causes a computer to function as a state judgment unit that judges whether the state of each piece of test equipment is in a state that complies with the regulations, which is a state specified in the regulations, and a display unit that displays whether the test room is capable of conducting tests in accordance with the regulations based on the judgment result of the state judgment unit.

[0023] The test management method of the present invention is a method for conducting tests in accordance with regulations using multiple test equipment installed in a test room, and is characterized in that it includes a state judgment step of judging whether the state of each piece of test equipment is a state that complies with the regulations, which is a state defined in the regulations, and a display step of displaying whether the test room is capable of conducting tests in accordance with the regulations based on the judgment result of the state judgment step.

[0024] According to the above-mentioned test management program and test management method, it is possible to achieve the same effects as those of the above-mentioned test management system. Effect of the Invention

[0025] According to the present invention as described above, when starting a regulatory test, it is possible to know whether or not all of the test equipment used in the test is in a regulatory compliance state. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0026] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram showing a test management system in a first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing functions of the test management system according to the embodiment. [Diagram 3] 3A and 3B are diagrams for explaining regulatory inspection data used in the test management system of the embodiment. [Figure 4] 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the test management system of the embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the display content of the display unit of the embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a details screen displayed by the display unit of the embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram showing functions of a test management system according to a second embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram showing functions of a test management system according to a third embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram showing functions of a test management system according to a fourth embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing the display content of a display unit according to a fourth embodiment. [Figure 11] FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing the display content of a display unit according to a fourth embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0027] First Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of a test management system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0028] The test management system is used to conduct tests in accordance with regulations using multiple test facilities. Such tests may include, for example, performance tests of vehicles or parts of vehicles, water quality tests of drinking water or sewage in factories or wastewater treatment facilities, or environmental tests to analyze various components contained in the air.

[0029] As shown in FIG. 1, this test management system 100 is installed in a management room R2 separate from a test room R1 in which multiple pieces of test equipment D are installed.

[0030] To briefly explain the test chamber R1, the test chamber R1 in this embodiment is a room for testing a test specimen such as a vehicle or a part thereof. The test specimen may be a vehicle, an engine, a motor, or a powertrain (vehicle drive system).

[0031] This test chamber R1 is provided with a plurality of test equipment D used for, for example, analyzing exhaust gas emitted from a test specimen having an engine, measuring power consumption (electricity efficiency) of a test specimen having a battery, or measuring hydrogen consumption of a test specimen having a fuel cell. Examples of such test equipment D include a chassis dynamometer on which a vehicle is mounted, a drive system dynamometer connected to the output shaft of an engine or a motor, or a powertrain dynamometer for testing the powertrain of a vehicle, an exhaust gas sampling device for sampling exhaust gas emitted from the test specimen, an autonomous driving robot for driving the test specimen, one or more gas analyzers for analyzing components to be measured in the exhaust gas, a power measurement device for measuring the power consumption consumed by the test specimen, a charge amount measurement test for measuring the power charge amount of the test specimen, a hydrogen consumption measurement device for measuring the hydrogen consumption consumed by the test specimen, or a control device for controlling these devices and robots while executing an exhaust gas test based on a predetermined test schedule.

[0032] The predetermined test schedule includes, for example, an exhaust gas certification test corresponding to the laws and regulations of each country, and may include a cold start test, a transient test, a hot start test, a running loss evaporated gas test, a hot soak evaporated gas test, a dialanal evaporated gas test, a power consumption measurement test, a power charging amount measurement test, or a hydrogen consumption measurement test, etc. This test schedule is set in advance by the operator.

[0033] Here, multiple test rooms R1 are provided in one or multiple buildings, and each test room R1 is equipped with test equipment D for testing in accordance with some or all of the multiple types of regulations.

[0034] As shown in FIG. 1, the test management system 100 is capable of communicating with a plurality of test equipment D installed in a test room R1, and acquires various data from these test equipment D.

[0035] This test management system 100 is equipped with a CPU, memory, etc., and by the CPU and its peripheral devices working together in accordance with the test management program stored in the memory, it performs the functions of a regulatory inspection data storage unit 1, a status judgment unit 2, and a display unit 3, as shown in Figure 2. The functions of each part will be explained below.

[0036] The regulatory inspection data storage unit 1 is set in a predetermined area of ​​the memory, and stores regulatory inspection data obtained by inspecting or calibrating the test equipment D in accordance with regulations.

[0037] In this embodiment, when inspection or calibration of each test equipment D is completed, information constituting the regulatory inspection data is automatically sent from each test equipment D to the test management system 100, and the regulatory inspection data is automatically stored in the regulatory inspection data storage unit 1.

[0038] As shown in Fig. 3, this regulatory inspection data associates one or more inspection items stipulated by regulations for each test facility D with the inspection results of the inspection items corresponding to each test facility D. Here, the inspection date on which the inspection results were obtained is also associated.

[0039] Specifically, this regulatory inspection data is a table including the name of the test equipment D, multiple inspection items stipulated by regulations for the test equipment D, the most recent inspection results for each inspection item, or the inspection date when the most recent inspection results were obtained.

[0040] The inspection results may be output values ​​output from the test equipment D during inspection or calibration, or measurement values ​​obtained by measuring the test equipment D during inspection or calibration.

[0041] The test date may indicate the date when the test result was obtained, or may indicate the time or hour when the test result was obtained.

[0042] The state determination unit 2 determines whether or not the state of each piece of test equipment D is a legally compliant state, which is a state stipulated by regulations.

[0043] This state determination unit 2 acquires regulatory inspection data from the regulatory inspection data storage unit 1 described above, and determines whether or not each piece of testing equipment D is in a regulatory compliance state based on the regulatory inspection data.

[0044] More specifically, the test management system 100 of this embodiment further includes a compliance condition storage unit 4 that stores compliance conditions that must be satisfied by the test equipment D in a regulatory compliance state, as shown in FIG.

[0045] The compatibility conditions are stored in advance in the compatibility condition storage unit 4 by the user with reference to regulations. Specifically, the compatibility conditions include at least the periodic period during which the test equipment D should be inspected or calibrated, that is, the period from when the test equipment D is inspected or calibrated until the next inspection or calibration is required (hereinafter also referred to as the validity period), and may also include a pass range for the output value or measurement value that is the inspection result.

[0046] As shown in FIG. 4, the condition determination unit 2 compares the inspection results and / or inspection dates included in the above-mentioned regulatory inspection data with the conformity conditions, and determines whether they satisfy the conformity conditions (S1).

[0047] Then, in S1, if the inspection result falls within the pass range and the period from the most recent inspection date to the present is within the validity period, the status judgment unit 2 judges that the test equipment D is in compliance with regulations (S2).

[0048] On the other hand, if in S1 the inspection result is outside the acceptable range or the period from the inspection date to the present has expired, the status judgment unit 2 judges that the test equipment D is in a non-compliant state (S3).

[0049] In addition, in S1, the status judgment unit 2 may determine whether the test equipment D is in a compliant or non-compliant state by only comparing the period from the inspection date to the present with the validity period, on the assumption that the output value or measurement value, which is the inspection result, is within the pass range.

[0050] In addition, the status judgment unit 2 may determine that the test equipment D is in a state requiring inspection before becoming non-compliant with regulations, for example, if the period from the inspection date to the present is within the validity period but the expiration date will be reached after a predetermined number of days have passed.

[0051] In this embodiment, as described above, a single test room R1 is capable of conducting tests in accordance with multiple types of regulations, and the status determination unit 2 is configured to determine whether each piece of test equipment D is in a regulatory compliance state or a regulatory non-compliance state for each type of regulation.

[0052] Then, the display unit 3 displays, based on the result of the determination by the state determination unit 2, whether or not the test room R1 is capable of carrying out a test in accordance with the regulations in an identifiable manner (S4).

[0053] In this embodiment, as described above, multiple buildings are provided, and each building is provided with multiple test rooms R1. As shown in FIG. 5, the display unit 3 displays a building display field X1 corresponding to each of the multiple buildings on the display, and displays a test room display field X2 corresponding to each of the multiple test rooms R1 within this building display field X1.

[0054] Furthermore, each testing room R1 is capable of conducting tests in accordance with multiple types of regulations, and the display unit 3 displays a regulation name display field X3 corresponding to each of the multiple types of regulations within the testing room display field X2.

[0055] In this configuration, the display unit 3 of this embodiment displays, for each type of regulation, whether or not each testing room R1 is capable of carrying out tests in accordance with the regulation.

[0056] More specifically, when the status judgment unit 2 judges that all of the multiple test equipment D installed in the test room R1 are in a legal compliance state, the display unit 3 changes the display mode of the test room R1 to a display mode indicating that tests in accordance with the regulations can be carried out (hereinafter also referred to as compliance display A1).

[0057] On the other hand, when at least one of the multiple test equipment D installed in the test room R1 is judged by the status judgment unit 2 to be in a non-compliant state with the regulations, the display mode of that test room R1 is changed to a display mode indicating that testing in accordance with the regulations cannot be carried out (hereinafter also referred to as non-compliance display A2).

[0058] In this embodiment, the status judgment unit 2 judges whether each test equipment D is in a regulatory compliant or non-compliant state for each regulatory type, and the display unit 3 switches the display mode of the test room R1 to a compliant display A1 or a non-compliant display A2 for each regulatory type.

[0059] Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the display unit 3 is configured to switch the display mode of the regulation name display field X3 displayed in the test room display field X2 as the display mode of the test room R1 to a compliance display A1 or a non-compliance display A2, and specifically, the compliance display A1 and the non-compliance display A2 are made to differ in color, pattern, brightness, etc.

[0060] The display unit 3 may be configured to switch the display mode of the test room R1 to a display mode (hereinafter also referred to as a caution display A3) different from the conformance display A1 and the non-conformance display A2 when at least one of the multiple test equipment D installed in the test room R1 is determined to be in a state requiring inspection by the state determination unit 2. The caution display A3 may be a display having a different color, pattern, brightness, etc. from the conformance display A1 and the non-conformance display A2.

[0061] In addition, the types of regulations displayed in the above-mentioned regulation name display field X3 with a compliance indication A1 or a non-compliance indication A2 are displayed so that they can be selected, and the display unit 3 displays a details screen Z for the selected type of regulation, as shown in Figure 6.

[0062] The detailed screen Z indicates whether each piece of test equipment D used for testing in accordance with the selected regulation is in compliance with the regulation, and displays at least an equipment identification display Z1 such as an ID or equipment name indicating the test equipment D, and a status Z2 indicating whether the test equipment D is in a compliant or non-compliant state.

[0063] In this embodiment, the overall status of the test room R1 is hierarchically organized using equipment identification display D1 indicating multiple test equipment D and detailed maintenance information Z0 for each piece of test equipment D, and these can be displayed in a tree format.

[0064] More specifically, in this tree display, the maintenance detail information D0, which is a lower level of the equipment identification display D1 described above, includes the names Z3 of multiple inspections, the lines Z4 on which those inspections are performed, the components Z5 that are the subject of those inspections, the ranges Z6 on which those inspections are performed, and the statuses Z2 indicating the results of each inspection, and these are displayed in a list in correspondence with each other.

[0065] The maintenance detail information Z0 does not necessarily need to include all of the above-mentioned name Z3, line Z4, component Z5, range Z6, and status Z2, and it is preferable that at least the name Z3 and status Z2 are included.

[0066] According to the test management system 100 configured in this manner, it is determined whether each of the multiple test equipment D is in a legally compliant state, and based on the results of this determination, it displays whether the test room R1 in which the multiple test equipment D is installed is as a whole capable of conducting tests in accordance with regulations.Therefore, by checking the display content when starting a test, it is possible to know whether the multiple test equipment D used in the test as a whole is in a legally compliant state.

[0067] In addition, when the status judgment unit 2 judges that at least one of the multiple test equipment D installed in the test room R1 is in a state requiring inspection, the display unit 3 switches the display mode of that test room R1 to a caution display A3, making it possible to carry out inspection or calibration of the test equipment D requiring inspection as necessary.

[0068] <Second embodiment> Next, a second embodiment of the test management system 100 according to the present invention will be described.

[0069] The test management system 100 of the second embodiment includes functions as a result acquisition unit 5, a calculation rule data storage unit 6, and a recalculation unit 7, as shown in FIG.

[0070] The result acquisition unit 5 acquires from a plurality of test facilities D the types of regulations applied to the tests, the test results of tests performed in accordance with the regulations, and raw data used in the calculation of the test results.

[0071] Specifically, the result acquisition unit 5 acquires, as a test result obtained by conducting tests in accordance with regulations, a calculation result calculated using various output signals outputted from the various test equipment D described in the first embodiment.

[0072] Such calculation results may include, for example, fuel efficiency, the results of quantitative analysis of the components to be measured contained in exhaust gas (e.g., the concentration, mass, or density of the components to be measured), power consumption (electricity cost), power charging amount, or hydrogen consumption.

[0073] On the other hand, the result acquisition unit 5 is a test equipment D used for, for example, exhaust gas analysis, and acquires the magnitude of various signals output from load devices such as a chassis dynamometer, an exhaust gas sampling device that samples exhaust gas emitted from the test specimen, an autonomous driving robot that drives the test specimen, a gas analyzer that analyzes the components to be measured in the exhaust gas, a power measuring device that measures power consumption, a charge amount measurement test that measures the amount of power charged, or a hydrogen consumption measuring device that measures hydrogen consumption, as raw data used to calculate the test results.

[0074] Such raw data may include, for example, engine speed, motor speed, wheel speed, torque, engine oil temperature, intake temperature, exhaust gas volume, exhaust gas components, exhaust gas temperature, catalyst temperature, coolant temperature, shaft torque, tire temperature, power consumption, power charging amount, battery temperature, ambient temperature, air pressure, room temperature, or hydrogen consumption.

[0075] The calculation rule data storage unit 6 is set in a predetermined area of ​​the memory, and stores calculation rule data indicating calculation rules defined for each type of law.

[0076] This calculation rule data is stored in advance in the calculation rule data storage unit 6 by the user with reference to regulations, and includes, for example, a calculation formula for calculating the test result and parameters or coefficients included in the calculation formula.

[0077] The recalculation unit 7 recalculates the test results using the regulation type applied to the test, the raw data, and the calculation rule data defined for the regulation type.

[0078] Specifically, the recalculation unit 7 recalculates the test results by substituting the values ​​indicated by the raw data acquired by the result acquisition unit 5 into the calculation formula indicated by the above-mentioned calculation rule data.

[0079] Furthermore, the test management system 100 here further comprises the functions of an output section 8 and a result verification section 9, as shown in FIG.

[0080] The output unit 8 outputs the test result acquired by the result acquisition unit 5 and the recalculation result, which is the calculation result of the recalculation unit 7, so that they can be compared.

[0081] Specifically, the output unit 8 simultaneously displays the values ​​obtained as test results and the values ​​obtained as recalculation results on the same screen, for example.

[0082] This allows the test result to be compared with the recalculation result of the recalculation unit 7, and if the results match, it can be determined that the test result has been calculated in accordance with the calculation rules stipulated by law. On the other hand, if the test result and the recalculated result do not match, it can be noticed that the calculation rules stipulated by law were not used in calculating the test result.

[0083] The result verification unit 9 compares the test result with the recalculated result to verify whether the test result has been calculated in accordance with the calculation rules.

[0084] Specifically, the difference or ratio between the value obtained as the calculation result and the value obtained as the recalculation result is calculated, and the difference or ratio is compared with a predetermined threshold value.

[0085] If the difference or ratio is below a predetermined threshold, the result verification unit 9 determines that the test result has been calculated in accordance with the calculation rules prescribed by law, and notifies the user of this, for example by displaying it on a display.

[0086] On the other hand, if the above-mentioned difference or ratio exceeds a predetermined threshold, the result verification unit 9 determines that the calculation rules prescribed by law were not used to calculate the test results, and notifies the user of this, for example by displaying it on a display.

[0087] According to the test management system 100 configured in this manner, by comparing the test results with the recalculation results of the recalculation unit 7, if the results match, it can be determined that the test results have been calculated in accordance with the calculation rules prescribed by law, and conversely, if the results do not match, it can be realized that the calculation rules prescribed by law were not used in the calculation of the test results. This allows test results to be obtained that ultimately comply with regulations in any case.

[0088] Furthermore, since the test results are verified by the result verification unit 9, it is possible to objectively verify whether the test results have been obtained according to correct calculation rules that comply with regulations.

[0089] In addition, the test management system 100 of this second embodiment may be equipped with a function of extracting raw data necessary for the calculation rules defined for each regulation from the various raw data acquired by the result acquisition unit 5, and outputting it to the recalculation unit 7.

[0090] A specific example of such a function is a function as a standardization unit that rearranges various raw data acquired by the result acquisition unit 5 in a predetermined order, or standardizes units.

[0091] The standardization unit may be configured to select necessary raw data from the rearranged raw data based on the regulation type acquired by the result acquisition unit 5, and output the selected raw data to the recalculation unit 7. Note that the standardization unit may be configured to display an error indicating that necessary raw data is not available when the necessary raw data is not available.

[0092] <Third embodiment> Next, a third embodiment of the test management system 100 according to the present invention will be described.

[0093] As described in the first embodiment, if the configuration is such that various information is directly exchanged between the test management system 100 and multiple test equipment D, problems may arise, such as a problem occurring in the test management system 100 when updating one piece of test equipment D, causing it to stop working.

[0094] However, if the system configuration of the test management system 100 is changed to correspond to the updated test equipment D, the system change may affect other test equipment D. In this case, the system will have to be modified as a whole, which will result in a large cost for system modification when updating the test equipment D.

[0095] Therefore, the test management system 100 of the third embodiment, as shown in Figure 8, has the function of a data standardization unit 10 that acquires multiple data output from the test equipment D and outputs the data in a format that complies with predetermined rules.

[0096] Specifically, the data standardization unit 10 acquires data obtained by inspecting or calibrating the test equipment D in accordance with regulations, and / or data obtained by using the test equipment D to test the performance of a test specimen.

[0097] This data standardization unit 10 then aligns the acquired data into a predetermined format, outputs the data, and stores it in a predetermined area in a memory such as the regulatory inspection data storage unit 1 described in the first embodiment.

[0098] The predetermined format may include, for example, the order of a plurality of elements contained in the data and / or the way in which each element is expressed (for example, whether it is an integer or a character string, etc.).

[0099] According to the test management system 100 configured in this manner, the information acquired from each piece of test equipment D is converted into standardized data by the data standardization unit 10, so that interface changes that occur when the test equipment D is updated can be absorbed by the data standardization unit 10, and the cost of modifying the system when the test equipment D is updated can be significantly reduced. This makes it possible to centrally manage multiple test equipment D while preventing the test management system 100 from becoming too complicated or expensive.

[0100] <Fourth embodiment> Next, a fourth embodiment of the test management system 100 according to the present invention will be described.

[0101] Conventionally, the inspection of vehicles such as automobiles requires several days from the time the vehicle is brought into the inspection center until the inspection is completed. Therefore, in order to improve the efficiency of the inspection, multiple vehicles are inspected simultaneously in parallel.

[0102] In such inspections, when vehicles are transported sequentially to multiple test rooms R1, process management, such as which vehicle should be transported to which test room R1, is done by handwriting on a board, and the start and end times for each process are unclear.

[0103] As a result, the above-mentioned management method has the problem that it is not possible to check the vehicle's location or inspection status without visiting the site, which ultimately leads to problems such as missing inspection processes or abnormalities that occur during inspection not being noticed.

[0104] Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, the test management system 100 of the fourth embodiment is characterized by including a location information acquisition unit 11 that acquires location information of a vehicle or a part of a test specimen, and a display unit 12 that outputs a test chamber display field X2 corresponding to each of a plurality of test chambers R1 on a screen and displays a marker M1 indicating the test specimen in the test chamber display field X2 corresponding to the test chamber R1 in which the test specimen is located based on the location information.

[0105] According to the test management system 100 configured in this manner, a marker M1 indicating a test specimen is displayed in the test chamber display field X2 corresponding to the test chamber R1 in which the test specimen is located, making it possible to confirm the position of which test specimen and the inspection status, such as the inspection being performed, and as a result, it becomes possible to notice any omissions in the inspection process or any abnormalities that occur during the inspection. The specimen may be a vehicle, an engine, a motor, a powertrain (vehicle drive system), or the like, and hereinafter may be referred to as a test vehicle.

[0106] More specifically, in this embodiment, each test vehicle is equipped with an identification tag, and a reading means (hereinafter also referred to as a reader r) for reading the vehicle identifier stored in the identification tag is provided in each test room R1.

[0107] In such a configuration, for example, when inspection of a test vehicle brought into a test room R1 begins, the identification tag of the test vehicle is read using the reader r in the test room R1, and the vehicle identifier of the identification tag is linked to the test room identifier indicating the test room R1 in which the reader r is installed and output to the location information acquisition unit 11.

[0108] Then, the location information acquisition unit 11 acquires the above-mentioned test room identifier as location information of the test vehicle.

[0109] When the inspection in the test room R1 is completed, the identification tag of the test vehicle is read again, and the test results in the test room R1 are linked to the vehicle identifier and recorded, for example, in the memory of the test management system 100.

[0110] In this embodiment, the display unit 12 displays a test room display field X2 corresponding to each of the multiple test rooms R1 on the screen, and displays a marker M1 indicating one or more test vehicles placed in each test room R1 in the test room display field X2 corresponding to each test room R1, as shown in Fig. 10. Note that the marker M1 here includes an identifier for identifying the test vehicle.

[0111] In addition, the display unit 12 may display a marker M1 of a test vehicle that has not been brought into any of the test rooms R1 outside the test room display area X2, and may further display a leader marker M2 indicating the position of a leader r provided corresponding to the test room R1 in correspondence with the test room display area X2.

[0112] As shown in FIG. 11, the display unit 12 displays a list of multiple processes stipulated in a preselected regulation in a process display field X4 corresponding to each test vehicle, and also displays the process currently being carried out for each test vehicle in a recognizable manner based on the position information of the test vehicle described above.

[0113] The display unit 12 of this embodiment displays, in a distinguishable manner, the completed steps, the steps being performed, and the steps to be performed for each of the multiple test vehicles. Specifically, the completed steps A4, which indicate the completed steps, the in-progress steps A5, which indicate the steps being performed, and the scheduled steps A6, which indicate the steps to be performed, are displayed in different display modes such as different colors, patterns, or brightness.

[0114] It is also possible to select a process that has already been performed, so that the test results of that process can be viewed.

[0115] The display content on the display unit 12 is switched and updated every time the test vehicle is carried into the plurality of test rooms R1 in sequence according to a process stipulated by a preselected regulation.

[0116] In this way, when the final inspection process is completed, it is checked whether there are any omissions in all processes, and if there are no omissions, the inspection is terminated and the identification tag is returned.

[0117] According to the test management system 100 configured in this manner, the inspection process and position information of the test vehicle are recorded, making it possible to look back and check for any omissions in the process or any abnormalities that occurred during the process.

[0118] In addition, since the identification tag is read by the reader r, the position of the test vehicle can be tracked with an inexpensive configuration.

[0119] <Other embodiments> Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that various modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0120] 100...Test Management System D Testing Equipment R1 Testing Room R2...Control room 1. Regulatory inspection data storage section 2. Status judgment section 3...Display section 4. Compatibility condition storage section 5...Result acquisition part 6. Calculation rule storage section 7...Recalculation part 8. Output section 9. Result verification section 10. Data Standardization Division 11 ...Location information acquisition unit 12...Display section X1...Building display field X2...Examination room display field X3...Legal name display field A1...Compatibility indication A2...Display of non-conformity A3 Caution mark M1 Vehicle marker M2 Leader marker r Leader

Claims

1. A test management system for conducting tests in accordance with regulations using a plurality of test facilities provided in a laboratory, comprising: a state determination unit that determines whether the state of each of the test facilities is a regulatory compliance state that is the state defined by the regulations; a display unit that displays whether the laboratory can conduct tests in accordance with the regulations based on the determination result of the state determination unit.

2. A test management system for conducting tests in accordance with each of a plurality of types of regulations, wherein the display unit displays, for each type of regulation, whether the laboratory can conduct tests in accordance with that regulation based on the determination result of the state determination unit. The test management system according to claim 1.

3. A test management system for conducting tests in accordance with regulations in each of a plurality of laboratories, wherein the display unit displays, based on the determination result of the state determination unit, whether each of the laboratories can conduct tests in accordance with the regulations. The test management system according to claim 1 or 2.

4. further comprising a regulatory inspection data storage unit that stores regulatory inspection data associating one or more inspection items defined by the regulations with inspection results of the inspection items corresponding to each of the test facilities, wherein the state determination unit determines whether each of the test facilities is in the regulatory compliance state based on the regulatory inspection data. The test management system according to claim 1 or 2.

5. the regulatory inspection data includes the inspection date on which the inspection result was obtained, wherein the state determination unit determines whether each of the test facilities is in the regulatory compliance state based on the inspection result and the inspection date. The test management system according to claim 4.

6. further comprising a compliance condition storage unit that stores compliance conditions that are conditions to be satisfied by the test facilities in the regulatory compliance state, wherein the state determination unit determines whether each of the test facilities is in the regulatory compliance state based on the compliance conditions. The test management system according to claim 1 or 2.

7. a result acquisition unit that acquires test results obtained by testing in accordance with regulations and raw data used in the calculation of the test results from the plurality of test facilities; a calculation rule data storage unit that stores calculation rule data indicating the calculation rules defined by the regulations; The test management system according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a recalculation unit that recalculates the test results using the raw data and the calculation rule data.

8. The test management system according to claim 7, further comprising an output unit that outputs the test results and the recalculation results, which are the calculation results of the recalculation unit, in a comparable manner.

9. The test management system according to claim 8, further comprising a result verification unit that compares the test results with the recalculation results to verify whether the test results are calculated according to the calculation rules.

10. A position information acquisition unit that acquires position information of a test vehicle or a specimen of a part thereof, The test management system according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a display unit that outputs a test chamber display column corresponding to each of the plurality of test chambers on a screen and displays a marker indicating the specimen in the test chamber display column corresponding to the test chamber in which the specimen is arranged based on the position information.

11. The test management system according to claim 10, wherein the identification tag of the specimen is read using a reader provided in the test chamber, and the identifier of the identification tag is output in association with a test chamber identifier indicating the test chamber in which the reader is provided.

12. A test management program for conducting a test in accordance with regulations using a plurality of test facilities provided in a test chamber, A state determination unit that determines whether the state of each of the test facilities is a regulatory compliance state that is the state defined by the regulations, A test management program that causes a computer to function as a display unit that displays whether the test chamber can conduct a test in accordance with the regulations based on the determination result of the state determination unit.

13. A test management method for conducting a test in accordance with regulations using a plurality of test facilities provided in a test chamber, A state determination step of determining whether the state of each of the test facilities is a regulatory compliance state that is the state defined by the regulations, A test management method comprising a display step of displaying whether the test chamber can conduct a test in accordance with the regulations based on the determination result of the state determination step.

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