Data acquisition and processing equipment for testing automotive vehicles

Claim 1

Data acquisition and processing equipment for simultaneous testing of a plurality of vehicles located at different test stations in a technical test center, a repair shop, or at an exit of a vehicle production line, comprising (a) remote control boxes each provided with a keyboard and an adjustable means for defining an identity for each control box, each box being capable of emitting a signal comprising a first portion which represents the identity of the control box and a second portion containing an item of information which can be a code corresponding to one key of the keyboard, (b) a control and display console enabling an operator to assign a remote control box to each vehicle which arrives at the technical test center and to establish a correspondence between the vehicle and the control box which is assigned thereto, (c) display means placed in proximity to each of the test stations, said display means being capable of displaying data relating to the test as well as a menu of operations proposed to the operator, each operation being presented on a screen with a selection code which corresponds to the codes of the different keys of the keyboard of the control boxes, (d) remote control receivers placed in proximity to the display means, said receivers being capable of receiving the signal emitted by the control boxes, and (e) a computerized central unit connected to the display console, to the different test stations, to the display means and to the remote control receivers.