Patent ID: 8571751

Claim:
A method for data acquisition, data management, and report generation for testing systems of a vehicle, the method comprising: coupling a portable testing unit to a plurality of subsystems of the vehicle via a connector, wherein the plurality of subsystems includes at least an electrical subsystem and a pneumatic subsystem and wherein the portable testing unit includes an electrical power supply and a pneumatic power supply; operating a selected subsystem of the plurality of subsystems by selectively delivering electrical and pneumatic power from at least one of the electrical power supply or the pneumatic power supply to the selected subsystem through the connector, wherein the selected subsystem includes at least one of an electrical light component or a pneumatic brake mechanism; capturing raw test data in a first electronic file, wherein the raw test data is generated in response to the operation of the selected subsystem and encodes information relating to the operational performance of the selected subsystem and wherein the raw data test data includes at least one of voltage, amperage, or air pressure; analyzing a data stream with a processor device, wherein the data stream includes the raw test data and historical test data of the vehicle or a plurality of vehicles of which the vehicle is a member; generating a processed data set based on the analysis of the data stream; generating a final test report with the processor device based on at least the processed data set; and storing the final test report in a second electronic file.