Research and realization of automated test system for satellite batch production

Abstract

In order to solve the problems of large quantity of mass satellite production, short cycle, and shortage of personnel, a new type of satellite automatic test system is proposed. The hardware architecture of the system is composed of a comprehensive test server, remote-control telemetry ground inspection equipment, and an automated test terminal. The software architecture is based on the joint development by TestStand and LabVIEW. The code module edited by LabVIEW realizes the function of creating information channels with remote control and telemetering ground inspection equipment, server databases, etc. Following the operation process of the test instructions， TestStand edits the automated test sequence, realizing the highly automated processes such as remote control instruction sending, telemetry data interpretation, process monitoring, test report generation, and multi-satellite parallel testing. The test sequence of this architecture has high flexibility and strong versatility, and can meet the demands of a variety of satellite automated test conditions. It has been successfully applied in the mass production and testing process of Jilin-1 Gaofen 03 series satellites. While greatly improving the test efficiency, it saves a lot of manpower.

Keywords

• satellite
• automated testing
• teststand
• labview
• test sequence