Richard S Dotson

US Patent:

7047801, May 23, 2006

Filed:

Apr 30, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/837974

Inventors:

Clark Stephens - Tucson AZ, US
Jessie Roy Nichols - Tucson AZ, US
Bryan Richard Nichols - Green Valley AZ, US
Ryan Joseph Peters - Tucson AZ, US
Richard Lee Collins - Tucson AZ, US
David John Drew - Tucson AZ, US
Jon Rocky Boyd - Tucson AZ, US
Richard Stephen Dotson - Tucson AZ, US
Scott David Zibrat - Tucson AZ, US

Assignee:

Raytheon Company - Lexington MA

International Classification:

G01M 11/00
G01M 11/08
G01M 3/26
G01B 11/26

US Classification:

73167, 73 178, 73 40, 2502521, 356 72, 356138

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.