INDUSTRY AREAS

Aerospace

Due to the stringent regulation and accountability of the aerospace industry, there is a huge need for automated test and measurement solutions. The processes for product design verification and production test can be very demanding requiring advanced software and hardware solutions to be built.

Modern aircraft are employing increasingly advanced avionics, requiring more sophisticated ATE systems to be built, to cope with the demands of testing them. Conversely aerospace product lifecycles can easily extend into three decades, so software and hardware architectures must be supportable for this period.

Simplicity AI have considerable experience in delivering test and measurement solutions for aerospace customers. Typical applications for systems are integration testing, design validation, manufacturing test, maintenance and repair. Simplicity AI combine expertise of test and measurement platforms such as NI TestStand, NI LabVIEW and PXI, with knowledge on common avionics technologies.

Summary of Aerospace Services:

1. Full software & hardware solutions for end-of-Line Functional Test
2. Full software & hardware solutions to automate Burn-In, ESS, HALT and HASS test processes
3. Customer software verification and validation service
4. Complete ATE software platform and architecture provision
5. Support for aerospace specific bus technologies including AFDX, ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553

Automotive

Fierce competition between vehicle manufacturers has ensured that product costs are kept to a bare minimum and that time-to-market for new products is short. Companies must ensure that innovative ideas can be tested at the design stage, with minimal expenditure on prototyping. Simplicity AI have worked with customers to provide:

1. Data Acquisition and processing software for vehicle test facilities
2. Automated functional test hardware & software for automotive component manufacture
3. Component design validation
4. (HIL) Hardware-in-the-loop testing

Defence

The defence industry demands products that can be stored and operated within the harshest of environments, yet will always perform within the tightest of specifications. Many of the testing and validation processes require costly and rapid destructive procedures, placing big demands on data acquisition and logging systems. Simplicity AI have worked with customers to overcome the huge challenges within the defence area, providing a variety of advanced solutions.

Electronics & Communications

New product innovation gives electronics & communications manufacturers the competitive edge, but presents some challenges for manufacturing. Processes and systems must be easily adaptable to allow rapid, inexpensive reconfiguration to meet the demands of new products. Simplicity AI have worked with customers to provide:

1. Design validation measurement data storage, analysis and reporting system
2. Adapter-reconfigurable ATE (Automated Test Equipment) for production test and validation systems
3. Production quality and production monitoring systems
4. NI TestStand based test software for advanced RF instrument measurements.

Medical Devices

Due to the potential risks to patients, the design and manufacture of medical devices is more highly regulated than other products. Simplicity AI have closely worked with their customers to provide:

1. Design validation test measurement solutions
2. NI TestStand based automatic testing of production units

Research & Development

As product development and scientific research has became more sophisticated, there is a greater requirement to automate measurement and analysis operations. Organisations are moving away from development of bespoke testing solutions for single projects, to reusable COTS hardware and software tools, which are integrated to form a tailored system. Simplicity AI have worked with customers to provide:

1. Integrated realtime data logging and live analysis systems
2. Control and monitoring of prototype test rigs
3. Legacy test equipment automation upgrades