The Boeing Company

Rachel Ertl

Jonathan Nicholas Hotra

Paul Murray

Kenn R Luecke

Timothy James Dale

Craig H Sowadski

Albert Portillo

Roland E Mah

Kevin A Grider

Steve A Kern

Stephen L Oliver, Jr

E Manow Seapoe, Jr

Villy Angelico

William Krekeler

Bradley J Trapp

Randall J Krohn

John L Henroid

Jill McLean

A method of testing a design of a satellite payload transponder with modules of radio frequency (RF) communications circuitry includes executing a modeling application for establishing a modeling environment for generating a virtual satellite payload transponder and virtual test equipment. The virtual satellite payload transponder has virtual modules of RF communications circuitry, with functionality equivalent to that of the satellite payload transponder with modules of RF communications circuitry. The virtual test equipment has functionality equivalent to that of physical test equipment in conjunction with modular test system software. The modeling environment establishes an executable block diagram for performing a simulation of executed satellite payload transponder command, RF signal performance and telemetry response testing, utilizing a given version of the modular test system software corresponding to the modules of RF communications circuitry of the design of the satellite payload transponder.

Method and apparatus for testing RF performance of a satellite wiring harness and signal processing units

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Madison, AL, United States of America

Rachel Ertl