Industrial and Scientific Computing, Validation and Automation
LabVIEW, TestStand, LabWindows/CVI

Test bench and Measurement freelance Engineer

Development of a measurement software for non destructive EDDY measures detecting surface defects used inside nuclear power plant. This system is integrated in the MIS, a robot dedicated to the reactor vessels inspection.

Technics:

Tools: LabWindows/CVI Instruments : Ethernet with TCP and UDP communications, EDDY measurement device of IntelligeNT

Communication card validation dedicated to implement industrial network protocols. In this case the cards are added to PLCs to control the speed of electric motors.

DLL development of communication protocols: Metasys, BacNet, CClink, Ethernet IP, Modbus TCP, Apogee Test sequence developement Integraton in the existing test bench

Technics:

Tools: LabWindows/CVI, TestStand, Visual Studio C++ Hardware: test bench with DIO, DAQ and network cards, dedicated product interface

New GVT Gateway high volume production line installation and optimization in Manaus, Brazil at Jabil factory for Sagemcom

Test benches development and tester optimization Installation of 39 test benches and productions station Production fails analysis Improving and optimization of the production to reach 40 000 products / month Interface between suppliers (France, Brazil, USA, Israel, China, Tunisia) Dialogue with stakeholders in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.

Technics:

Tools: LabWindows/CVI, TestStand, Visual Basic Instrumentation: Litepoint IQFLEX WIFI calibration, DSLAM, ADSL, VDSL, USB instrumentation, RS, TCP/IP, telnet

Strategical evaluation and comparative technical/financial study about software development for production test bench with LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI and Visual Studio .NET C# with Measurement Studio, concluded with a conference and migration examples illustrations given to expert and technical leaders of Alcatel-Lucent.

Technical implementation:

Tools: LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI and Visual Studio .NET  C# with Measurement Studio

 

Analysis, development and training on a generic software architecture based on TestStand, used in various production plants. Edition of development rules to integrate LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI components in this TestStand architecture and specification of communications with the database. Technical implementation: Tools: LabVIEW, TestStand, LabWindows/CVI

Specifications and development of gas production quality test bench.

Technical implementation:

Tools: LabVIEW Harware: National Instruments Compact Fieldpoint, DAQ, DIO, RS 232 implementing AK protocol, Emerson Gas analysers

Modification and debugging of measurement software of TV transmition quality.

Technical implementation:

Tools: C ANSI, LabWindows/CVI, Windows.

Measurement libraries development the test sequencer of Screenphone, a phone/internet station.

Technical implementation:

Tools: C ANSI, LabWindows/CVI, TestStand, WINDOWS.

Technical demonstrator for the account of R&S to carry out, for Motorola Toulouse, the demonstration of a acoustic test bench for cellular phones.

Technical implementation:

Instrumentation: Instrumentation: audio generator / audio analyzer UPL from Rohde y Schwarz.

Migration of a geophones test system, from FORTRAN to C language with LabWindows/CVI. Migration of well oil probes test systems, from FORTRAN to C language with LabWindows/CVI. Development of measurement software of pressure for concrete test-piece.

Technical implementation:

Tools: C language, LabWindows/CVI, Windows. Instrumentation : GPIB, multimeter DMM, PCI switches, acquisition card with integrated frequency analyzer, DC power supply.

Calibration system development for oil well probes. Persone in charge for the maintenance of the probes calibration system: problems gravity analyze, treatment, intervention at the customer.

Technical implementation:

Tools: C language, LabWindows/CVI, Windows, Access, Visual Basic, ODBC. Instrumentation: GPIB, RS-232, switches, multimeter DMM, DC power supply, temperature generator, pressure generator, barometer.

Migration of a test system of optical coder used by engines, DOS Qbasic to the TestStand sequencer with C libraries. Project leader; management of 2 developers; planning of tasks. Software expertise. Validation with the customer.

Technical implementation:

Tools: C language, LabWindows/CVI, Windows, Excel to ceate reports, TestStand. Instrumentation: GPIB, RS-232, digital multimeters DMM, DAQ, DIO.

Migration of a measurement system from old Windows version to up to date Windows version , up to date CVI, up to date ACCESS. Project leader; management of 2 developers; planning of tasks, deliveries of prototypes at the customer site. Validation with the customer.

Technical implementation:

Tools: C ANSI, LabWindows/CVI, Windows, Access, Visual Basic, ODBC.

Technical expertise on planes calculators error codes analysis software (Airbus and Boeing). Modification of the software. Technical training of an engineer for the support of the software

Technical implementation:

Tools: C language, LabWindows/CVI

Avionic calculators’ production support department (Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Dassault, Embraer, Saab…)

Test libraries development for TestExe, a test sequencer. Tools libraries development. Development of a test sequencer under TestStand interfaced with a data base. Development of software of test and management of production of downloadable diskettes on calculator. Development of downloadable software of basic creation of data hard calculator. Calculators test software maintenance. Design of software architectures for the semi-automatization of test bench.

Technical implementation:

Tools: C , LabWindows/CVI, Visual C ++, TestStand, TestExe, Access, Excel, ODBC Instrumentation: ATHENA 7000 bench  : VXI chassis (switches, multimeter DMM, acquisition DAQ, signals generator, ARINC, RS-422)

Development of a system (hardware and software) to validate an electric consumption management calculator of the A380 from Airbus.

Technical implementation:

Tools: C, LabWindows/CVI Instrumentation: VXI chassis (switches, multimeter DMM, acquisition DAQ card, signals generator), CAN bus and SIS (I2C bus)

Development of a meteorology data transmission autonomous system on pocket PC communicating with a base situated at 5 km. The goal of this system is measuring the effect of the climatic effects on military tank fire. 5 km transmission using WIFI or UHF. The local transmission is BlueTooth.

Technical implementation:

Tools: Windows móvil, LabView for Pocket PC Instrumentation: PCMCIA acquisition DAQ board, WIFI, UFH, BlueTooth, directional antennas.

Migration of the car radio tuners test bench under the TestStand test sequencer Instruments drivers and measurement libraries development.

Technical implementation:

Tools: C, TestStand, Labwindows/CVI, Excel. Instrumentation: GPIB, audio generator AM/FM, audio analyser, matrix, multimeter, oscilloscope, I2C bus

ECM validation bench development

Technical implementation:

Tools: LabView 7.0 Instrumentation: continuous power supply GPIB, industrial PC: measurement software with instruments drivers, matrix PCI card, PCI acquisition card, PCI multimeter card, PCI signals generator card, PCI CAN bus card.

Migration of a transportable VXI bench which measures partial discharges of power transformers, to a compact and portable PXI / compact PCI bench. Drivers development.

Technical implementation:

Tools: Labwindows/CVI Instrumentation: portable PXI/Compact PCI chassis with high voltage acquisition card