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The history of automatic test equipment (ATE) to some extent parallels the use of computers in machine tool control, both with regard to hardware and software characteristics. This is shown in the following list in which the history of ATE is expressed in generations defined by specific hardware and software characteristics [1]. This chapter is especially concerned with the use of ATE for control systems checkout prior to fault location, that is, conformance testing against a specification related to mission success.
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Towill, D.R. (1991). Automatic Testing for Control Systems Conformance. In: Liu, Rw. (eds) Testing and Diagnosis of Analog Circuits and Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9747-6_8
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