Patent ID: 7266986
Filing Date: 2007-09-11
Classification: G01L

Abstract:
1. An autonomous portable system for use by a single operator to determine in situ at least one characteristic of a pressure sensor under test in response to an impulse provided by said system, comprising: a container of pressurized fluid; means for generating from said container said impulse at a pre-specified rise time less than about 200 μsec and for varying said impulse over a pre-specified dynamic range; means for conveying said impulse to said pressure sensor under test, said means for conveying being geometrically compatible with known pressure sensor mounts, said means for conveying further being able to operate in any orientation; means for data acquisition, wherein said means for data acquisition captures and records at least one characteristic of said impulse and at least one characteristic of the response of said pressure sensor under test to said impulse; and means for packaging said system to permit carry upon the person of a single operator and deployment by said single operator.