A Cheap And Modular Remote Factory Acceptance Test Solution In Times of COVID-19

Abstract

Since the beginning of year 2020, SARS-CoV-2, better known as COVID-19 disease, has forced companies across the globe to come up with new digital ways to conduct business. As the world continues to adapt to changes that affect travel and movement, it was recognized the urgent need to design and deploy solutions that can keep business running while ensure the same level of accountability, trust and communication as ever. Among the different challenges faced in the last year, one of the major one was how to carry out Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) on a short time and without on-site customers allowed visiting the factory. This paper introduces a new, modular, and cheap way to perform FAT from remote for sustainable industrial processes and it provides a brief description of its implementation by means of only Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) hardware and software easily available on the markets. Methods and strategies are presented, including useful insights for Navigational Aids (Navaids) business and possible future improvements and enhancements.