The largest U.S. conference focused on automatic test systems for U.S. military systems, IEEE Autotestcon will be held in Schaumburg, IL, from September 16 to 19 this year. The theme for this, the 48th annual conference, is “ATS Innovation in the Era of Challenging Budgets.” General Conference Chair M. Kay Burch of Northrop Grumman notes that the theme “is especially relevant in today's changing environment. As affordability is a key factor in this changing economy, technical sessions including standardization, life-cycle cost reduction, reusable software, interoperability, and multinational support will appeal to a wide audience. When beginning to identify affordability, it is important that we challenge ourselves to find new ways to lower operating, development, and implementation costs. We are being offered an unprecedented opportunity to participate in this transformation. . . .” She also notes that “virtually every significant company in the industry” will be represented, with approximately 170 exhibit booths and over 80 papers being presented.
The technical program kicks off on Monday with a full day of seminars that offer insights into a wide range of topics, including built-in test, integrated diagnostics, ATE technology and management, and instrumentation and software standards.
Tuesday, begins with a keynote session featuring Jeffrey Q. Palombo, the Sector Vice President and General Manager of Northrop Grumman's Land and Self Protection Systems (L&SPS) Division. The L&SPS is a diverse organization specializing in land forces, rotary wing survivability systems, international and U.S. military ground-based tactical radars, communications systems, infrared countermeasure systems, automatic test equipment and simulation, and the Laser Systems business unit capabilities. The division is based at multiple locations around the United States and the United Kingdom, with headquarters in Rolling Meadows, IL.
Tuesday through Thursday is filled with an array of papers and panel sessions arranged into three tracks that explore topics in:
• Technologies, trends, and applications in instrumentation
• Automatic test systems, test programs, testability, and management
• Diagnostics, prognostics, and health managemen Some of the papers presented will be theoretical, most will be practical, “and all will be informative. These presentations will capture and hold your interest,” notes the Technical Chair, Teresa Lopes of Teradyne, Inc.
In addition, there will be four panel sessions hosted by technical leaders in their field, exploring the following topics: testability, synthetic instruments, modular instruments, and IVI & LXI.
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For more information about attending, visit www.autotestcon.com
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