Test Philosophies for the New Millennium

Journal of the IEST

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 22-27

  Larson, Timothy W ^a   Newell, James M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

2 sigma envelope; Cost effective qualification; Environmental text; Force limiting; Thermal; Vibration

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

ENVIRONMENTAL TEST EFFECTIVENESS ASSESSMENT (ETEA); FLIGHT HARDWARE TESTING;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0031146019     PISSN: 10984321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Scharton, T., "Force-Limited Vibration Tests at JPL," ITEA Journal (September, 1993).
2. Himelblau, H., et. al., "Effects of Triaxial and Uniaxial Random Excitation on Vibration Response and Fatigue Damage of Typical Spacecraft Hardware," SAE Shock & Vibration Committee Meeting Proceedings (September, 1994).
3. Cornford, S., and Plumb, P., "Thermal Testing Study Report," JPL Internal Document D-1195 (October, 1994).
4. th Aerospace Testing Seminar (October, 1993).
5. JPL Internal Document D-11295, Environmental Test Effectiveness Analysis Reports, Reliability Engineering Section, Systems Assurance Division (December, 1994).
6. Cornford, S., and Barela, P., "A Systematic Approach for Hardware Qualification," Proceedings of the 41st Annual Technical Meeting of the Institute of Environmental Sciences (April, 1995).