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PRODUCT TESTING
AND
CERTIFICATION
Kenneth Crow
DRM Associates
TYPES OF TESTING
DEVELOPMENT TESTING
RELIABILITY TESTING
QUALIFICATION/
CERTIFICATION
ACCEPTANCE
TESTING
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
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PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT
TESTING AND
CERTIFICATION
PRODUCTION
CERTIFICATION TESTING
Regulations
Standards
Specifications
Legal Liability
Certification testing to
assure compliance,
satisfy customers, and
protect against legal
liability
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TYPES OF CERTIFICATION & QUALIFICATION
Automobiles
Pollution
Environmental Protection
Agency
Safety
National Highway Safety
Commission
Aircraft
Safety
Federal Aviation
Administration
Consumer Products
Electrical Safety
Underwriter’s Laboratories
Defense
Satisfies Requirements
Department of Defense
Drugs
Safety & Efficacy
Food & Drug Administration
Electronic Equipment
RF Emissions
Federal Communication
Commission
Medical Equipment
Safety
Food & Drug Administration
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TEST PLANNING
TEST
STRATEGY
SPECIFICATIONS
Test
Plan
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REGULATORY OR
VOLUNTARY
CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
TEST PROCESS
Test Plan (who, what, when)
Test Procedures (how)
Test Equipment/Instrumentation Design
Test Equipment Acquisition/Fabrication
Test Equipment Software Development
Test & Document Results
Analysis, Corrective Action, & Submittal
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TESTING TO VALIDATE ANALYSIS
Simulation & Analysis
to mature product design
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Physical testing to validate
Simulation & Analysis
CERTIFICATION PLANNING FOR IPD
• Understand certification & regulatory approval
requirements
• Assess unique product certification
and regulatory approval requirements
Time-to-market
& risk
• Early coordination and communication
with agencies and outside laboratories
• Active involvement of safety engineers,
regulatory affairs department, and legal
• Early development of test plans and procedures
• Heavy simulation and analysis to reduce physical testing
• Proactive use of reliability & safety analysis - FMEA,
FTA, etc.
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