Patrick Allen, Sci-Mech Technical Services, says, “Once, we had to design and develop an integrated and reliable test system to control test parameters, such as drive speed and oil temperatures, while acquiring data from various sources such as thermocouples, accelerometers, pressure transducers, speed sensors, flow meters and transmission-specific sensors. We were at our wits’ end. Thankfully, using LabVIEW software with SCXI and PXI hardware, we were able to create a data acquisition and control system for aircraft gearbox testing that not only met the project’s requirements but had the flexibility for future expansion.”