The purpose of hydraulic test rig project was to provide a software solution
to control a hydraulic test bench and execute sequences to test the
performance and functionality of hydraulic components from the Eurofighter aircraft.
Amfax was asked to work in conjunction with a hydraulic equipment manufacturer
to design and develop both the software and the hardware.
Key benefits of Amfax's involvement
- Assistance in the specification and design of system hardware
- Delivery of a distributed real time control system using the latest innovations from National Instruments
- Accommodate and design custom pump control loops using a PID implementation
- Design allowed for switchable / isolatable hydraulic power supplies
- Engineers worked through design, development and test witnessed and accepted by the Eurofighter Nation's Airforces
The resulting system was a generic test platform which allowed the end customers to
strip and test Eurofighter hydraulic components without having to send them back to the manufacturer.
This vastly reduced the costs for supporting operational aircraft.
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