Description
Book SynopsisTesting is the most expensive, time-consuming, and difficult activity in the development of engineering products and systems. Much of the testing that is performed in industry is based on tradition, standards, and procedures that do not provide the optimum balance of quality assurance versus cost and time.
Trade Review"All undergraduates should read it and all test and engineering managers should have a copy." (Journal of the Safety & Reliability Society, Autumn 2000)
"Intended as an undergraduate engineering textbook, it covers mechanical, electronics, and software testing, and identifies which testing methods are appropriate to each stage of the product life cycle." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 25, No. 3, September 2001)
Table of ContentsPreface.
Series Foreword.
Introduction.
Stress, Strength and Failure of Materials.
Electrical and Electronics Stress, Strength and Failure.
Variation and Reliability.
Design Analysis.
Development Testing Principles.
Materials and Systems Testing.
Testing Electronics.
Software.
Manufacturing Test.
Testing in Service.
Data Collection and Analysis.
Laws, Regulations and Standards.
Management.
Appendix 1: Acronyms.
Appendix 2: Testing Regulations and Standards.
Appendix 3: Development Test Plan Example.
Appendix 4: Production Test Plan Example.
Index.
