Acoustics & Sonar Engineering Radar, Missiles & Defense Systems ...

March 13-14, 2012
Columbia, Maryland
$990 (8:30am - 4:30pm)
"Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 each
Off The Course Tuition."
Summary
This two day workshop is an overview of test
and evaluation from product concept through
operations. The purpose of the course is to give
participants a solid grounding in practical testing
methodology for assuring that a product performs
as intended. The course is designed for Test
Engineers, Design Engineers, Project Engineers,
Systems Engineers, Technical Team Leaders,
System Support Leaders Technical and
Management Staff and Project Managers.
The course work includes a case study in several
parts for practicing testing techniques.
Instructors
Eric Honour, CSEP, international consultant
and lecturer, has a 40-year career
of complex systems development &
operation. Founder and former
President of INCOSE. He has led
the development of 18 major
systems, including the Air Combat
Maneuvering Instrumentation
systems and the Battle Group
Passive Horizon Extension System. BSSE
(Systems Engineering), US Naval Academy,
MSEE, Naval Postgraduate School, and PhD
candidate, University of South Australia.
Dr. Scott Workinger has led projects in
Manufacturing, Eng. &
Construction, and Info. Tech. for 30
years. His projects have made
contributions ranging from
increasing optical fiber bandwidth
to creating new CAD technology.
He currently teaches courses on
management and engineering and consults on
strategic issues in management and technology.
He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from Stanford.
Principles of Test & Evaluation
Assuring Required Product Performance
Course Outline
1. What is Test and Evaluation? Basic definitions
and concepts. Test and evaluation overview;
application to complex systems. A model of T&E that
covers the activities needed (requirements, planning,
testing, analysis & reporting). Roles of test and
evaluation throughout product development, and the
life cycle, test economics and risk and their impact on
test planning.
2. Test Requirements. Requirements as the
primary method for measurement and control of
product development. Where requirements come from;
evaluation of requirements for testability; deriving test
requirements; the Requirements Verification Matrix
(RVM); Qualification vs. Acceptance requirements;
design proof vs. first article vs. production
requirements, design for testability.
3. Test Planning. Evaluating the product concept
to plan verification and validation by test. T&E strategy
and the Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP);
verification planning and the Verification Plan
document; analyzing and evaluating alternatives; test
resource planning; establishing a verification baseline;
developing a verification schedule; test procedures and
their format for success.
4. Integration Testing. How to successfully
manage the intricate aspects of system integration
testing; levels of integration planning; development test
concepts; integration test planning (architecture-based
integration versus build-based integration); preferred
order of events; integration facilities; daily schedules;
the importance of regression testing.
5. Formal Testing. How to perform a test;
differences in testing for design proof, first article
qualification, recurring production acceptance; rules for
test conduct. Testing for different purposes, verification
vs. validation; test procedures and test records; test
readiness certification, test article configuration;
troubleshooting and anomaly handling.
6. Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting.
Statistical methods; test data collection methods and
equipment, timeliness in data collection, accuracy,
sampling; data analysis using statistical rigor, the
importance of doing the analysis before the test;,
sample size, design of experiments, Taguchi method,
hypothesis testing, FRACAS, failure data analysis;
report formats and records, use of data as recurring
metrics, Cum Sum method.
This course provides the knowledge and ability
to plan and execute testing procedures in a
rigorous, practical manner to assure that a product
meets its requirements.
What You Will Learn
• Create effective test requirements.
• Plan tests for complete coverage.
• Manage testing during integration and verification.
• Develop rigorous test conclusions with sound
collection, analysis, and reporting methods.
Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 109 – 27