Bryan R Nichols

US Patent:

20050241384, Nov 3, 2005

Filed:

Apr 30, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/837974

Inventors:

Clark Stephens - Tucson AZ, US
Jessie Nichols - Tucson AZ, US
Bryan Nichols - Green Valley AZ, US
Ryan Peters - Tucson AZ, US
Richard Collins - Tucson AZ, US
David Drew - Tucson AZ, US
Jon Boyd - Tucson AZ, US
Richard Dotson - Tucson AZ, US
Scott Zibrat - Tucson AZ, US

International Classification:

G01M011/04

US Classification:

073167000, 250495100, 073001780

Abstract:

A portable system () for testing an electro-optical guidance assembly () includes an electro-optical test unit () with at least two sources of electromagnetic energy at different wavelengths for selectively illuminating the guidance assembly. The electro-optical test unit () is mounted within a frame () that can be part of a wheeled cart (). The system () further includes one or more of: an adjustable fixture () for supporting a guidance assembly () for testing, a processor unit () for controlling the electro-optical test unit (), a power supply unit () for providing electrical power to the electro-optical test unit () and the guidance assembly (), and a leak test unit () for generating a vacuum in the guidance assembly () or for pressurizing the guidance assembly () with an inert gas to test for leaks.