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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1994
Ronald W Monk, Tucson, AZ (US);
David P Van Cleve, Tucson, AZ (US);
Joseph A Crisafulli, Tucson, AZ (US);
Robert J Curry, Tucson, AZ (US);
Dennis G Carpenter, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gerald T Emmert, Tucson, AZ (US);
David L Fowler, Tucson, AZ (US);
David A Milani, Tucson, AZ (US);
Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus (10) for testing an operational status of a missile interface system includes a portable control unit (16) having an interface panel (28). The interface panel (28) has a plurality of umbilical ports adapted to receive data from a plurality of missile stations (12) via a corresponding plurality of umbilical cables (18). The interface panel (28) is further includes a coaxial port (40), adapted to receive data from a radar trap (22) via a coaxial cable (20). The apparatus further includes a fixture assembly (116) having a main body portion (120). The main body portion (120) has a channel (122) through which a first end of the umbilical cable (18) is allowed to pass. The fixture assembly (116) is adapted to be releasably mounted to a missile station (12).