Background

This page is dedicated to the literature review of using affordable open source hardware to create a bench stand that to test small rankine cycle steam power plant devices. This task requires the following pieces:

  • Stands and fixture hardware
  • DAQ system with Temperature, Pressure, RPM, Torque Transducers
  • Loading Device

Literature will be organized with these as catagroies for organizational purposes.

Literature

Stands and fixture hardware

9 open source test-automation frameworks[1]

Abstract: A test-automation framework is a set of best practices, common tools, and libraries that help quality-assurance testers assess the functionality, security, usability, and accessibility of multiple web and mobile applications. In a "quick-click" digital world, we're accustomed to fulfilling our needs in a jiffy. This is one reason why the software market is flooded with hundreds of test-automation frameworks.

Although teams could build elaborate automated testing frameworks, there's usually little reason to spend the money, resources, and person-hours to do so when they can achieve equal or even better results with existing open source tools, libraries, and testing frameworks. Other reasons to use existing open source test-automation frameworks is that they are:

  • Reusable
  • Easy to maintain
  • In need of minimum manual intervention
  • Stable in a volatile environment
  • Scalable

11 top open-source test automation frameworks: How to choose[2]

Abstract: If you're thinking about building your own test automation framework, think again. In most cases, you'd do better to consider one or more of the open-source options available.

That's because, in general, a framework is a set of best practices, assumptions, common tools, and libraries that you can use across teams. You simply don't need to build one that's unique to your dev environment. A framework will help make your test automation code reusable, maintainable, and stable—and save your business from costly defects. After all, even minor bugs can lead to big problems.

Teams that take these benefits to the extreme by building their own elaborate automation frameworks from scratch drive me crazy. That's because they could have easily made use of existing open-source tools and libraries that would have met their needs without writing any code—and, in most cases, with better results.

While using open-source tools is usually a better option than building your own framework from scratch, I'm not saying open-source test automation tools are all you need. Once you understand how to choose the right test automation tool for each role in your organization, you may end up with a mix of commercial and open-source options.

Here are the top open-source testing frameworks, and how to evaluate them.

DAQ system

A low-cost open-source data acquisition system[3]

Abstract: Data acquisition is present in several laboratory, test and production applications. In this paper, an USB controlled data acquisition device, especially suitable for use in both industrial and academic environments, is presented. It is a powerful learning tool, practical, easy to use, and low cost. Unlike other devices, it provides all the information about its inner design, both at hardware and software levels, and can be used without any restrictions as additional teaching material. We present an example of use.

Low-cost open-source multifunction data acquisition system for accurate measurements[4]

Abstract: Engineers and scientists commonly use data acquisition hardware and software to research unknown characteristics through measurement and analysis. Computer-based data acquisition systems are a powerful, flexible, and cost-effective measurement solution. This paper presents the hardware and firmware design of a low-cost computer-based data acquisition system that can be very interesting for conducting laboratory experiments and industrial applications. Its open-source philosophy opens the door for free software users and developers that would be interested in contributing with the project.

Loading Device

References

  1. Ismail,Amit Dua. "9 open source test-automation frameworks." opensource.com: 06 Jul 2020.
  2. Ismail,Joe Colantonio. "11 top open-source test automation frameworks: How to choose." Tech Beacon
  3. Ismail,J.R. Blanco ; F.J. Ferrero ; M. Valledor ; J.C. Campo. "A low-cost open-source data acquisition system" IEEE.org
  4. Ismail,F .J.Ferrero Martín; M.Valledor Llopis; J.C.Campo Rodríguez; J.R. Blanco González; J. Menéndez Blancob. "Low-cost open-source multifunction data acquisition system for accurate measurements" Measurement Vol. 55
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