Integration and Test Strategies for Complex Manufacturing Machines

Simple systems, software or hardware, can be tested§easily. Nowadays, simple systems do not exist anymore§and testing becomes a real problem.§Often, testing is considered in isolation, while the§moment that testing can start is defined by the§moment that the module is delivered. Delivered §modules need to be assembled into the rest of the §system, before testing can start.§§This book starts with the assumption that integration§(assembly) and testing cannot be seen apart from each§other. Strategies for§integration and strategies for the individual test §tasks can not be seen apart from each other when §integration and test tasks are mixed. §§A framework is introduced, in this book, that can be §applied for integration and testing problems in §different types of organizations. The impact of the §organization on the goal of the integration and test §problem at hand is discussed. Moreover, this §framework describes how an integration and test plan §can be created using a number of described §integration and test strategies. Finally, this book §introduces a few optimization techniques for §integration §and test plans. Simple systems, software or hardware, can be tested§easily. Nowadays, simple systems do not exist anymore§and testing becomes a real problem.§Often, testing is considered in isolation, while the§moment that testing can start is defined by the§moment that the module is delivered. Delivered §modules need to be assembled into the rest of the §system, before testing can start.§This book starts with the assumption that integration§(assembly) and testing cannot be seen apart from each§other. Strategies for§integration and strategies for the individual test §tasks can not be seen apart from each other when §integration and test tasks are mixed. §A framework is introduced, in this book, that can be §applied for integration and testing problems in §different types of organizations. The impact of the §organization on the goal of the integration and test §problem at hand is discussed. Moreover, this §framework describes how an integration and test plan §can be created using a number of described §integration and test strategies. Finally, this book §introduces a few optimization techniques for §integration §and test plans.