Remote Modular Test System Cloud Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current equipment testing systems require physical transportation of devices to laboratories for compliance testing, leading to inefficiencies in testing time, flexibility, and uniformity of test reports, especially for regulatory compliance with standards like FCC.
Innovation Solution
A remote modular testing system that uses cloud-based technology to automate testing through a node server, which receives data, determines a test strategy, configures and executes tests, generates results, and sends reports, allowing for remote access and control of testing equipment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If physical transportation of devices to laboratories is used for compliance testing, then testing can be performed in a controlled environment, but testing time increases and flexibility decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the laboratory testing environment through cloud-based virtual instrumentation. Test equipment is replicated as software-based virtual instruments that can be accessed remotely, eliminating the need to physically transport devices while maintaining testing accuracy through standardized virtual measurement protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of physical device transportation with an electronic/data-based system. Devices remain stationary at manufacturing locations while test data is transmitted electronically to cloud-based analysis platforms, substituting physical movement with digital information flow.
2Manufacturing precision
If physical transportation of devices to laboratories is used for compliance testing, then standardized testing can be performed, but flexibility and control for manufacturers decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal testing platform that can perform multiple functions: standardized compliance testing, custom manufacturing tests, and remote device evaluation. The cloud-based system serves multiple purposes simultaneously, allowing manufacturers to maintain test standard uniformity while adapting to different testing needs through software configuration rather than physical reconfiguration.
3Reliability
If manual forwarding of test results is used, then data can be transmitted to regulatory agencies, but testing productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automated systems where test instruments directly transmit results to cloud platforms, which then automatically format and submit data to regulatory agencies. The system serves itself by eliminating manual data collection, processing, and submission steps, thereby increasing testing throughput while maintaining data accuracy through automated validation protocols.
4Adaptability or versatility
If on-site testing is enabled remotely, then testing flexibility increases, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud-based intermediary layer that connects simple on-site test devices with complex analysis and regulatory submission systems. The intermediary handles data processing, standardization, and transmission, allowing manufacturers to use simple on-site equipment while accessing the full capability of standardized testing infrastructure without increasing local system complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
Certain embodiments generally relate to equipment under test measurements and reports, such as, but not limited to methods and apparatuses for a remote modular test system. For example, the method may include determining a test strategy (TS) file based on input from cloud-based equipment under test questionnaire and a cloud-based standards library. The method may also include reading the TS via a system controller. The method may further include configuring test hardware, for example, analyzers and power meters via a test RF system interface based on the read TS. The method may also include sequentially executing the TS based on the configuring. The method may further include generating a test document comprising result data. The method may also include uploading and processing the generated test document in the cloud. The method may further include grouping and compiling the generated test document in a predetermined layout.