Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com AMCP 706,1W9 TABLE 4-6 3. Programming, Test programming in- cludes all the minute operations required of STEPS IN OVERALL TEST PLANNING4 the test personnel and equipment. Detailed data sheets that define all the required input I. Dertermine tet requirements end objectives, axmd output data and their units are required. "The data sheets should include spaces for 2. Review existing data to determine if any existing recording nontest information-such as lab- requirements can be met, without t~t5. oratory environmental conditions, date, 3. Review a preliminary ilt of planned tests to do.
hardware configuration, test operator and termine whether economies can be realized by inspector identification, and other adiudnis- combining individual test requirements, trative data. Acceptance-test accept/reject limits also should be included on the data 4. Determine the necessary tests. sheets. 5. Allocate time, funds, and effort to perform thew A system of controls and check-off pro- tests, cedures should be established so that the test 6. Develop test specifications at an appropriate level, plan and changes are reviewed and approved or make reference to applicable sections of the by all interested parties.
system specification to provide direction for later 4-3 TEST CRITERIA development of test specifications. 7. Assign responsibility for test conduct, monitoring, 4-3.1 SELECTION OF ATTRIBUTES anlalysis, and Integration. The selection of attributes for testing 8. Develop review and approval policies for test- depends on many factors, such as (Ref. 2): reporting procedures and forms. I. The need to demonstrate that a system 9. Develop procedures for maintaining test-status Is functional information throughout the entire program. 2. The need to demonstrate reliability ment should be calibrated, including measur- 3.
The cost of testing ing equipment and environmental test cham- bers, At the start of a test, calibrations 4. The test time required should be chocked over the range of values expected. 5. Equipment and personnel available for the tests 2. Proofing. The test procedures must provide techniques for demonstrating that 6. Army requirements test equipment will function properly when coupled with test hardware, These procedures 7. Requirements for repair part inter- are known as proofing. They can be used changeability to uncover unanticipated problems such as ground loops and variations in input condl- 8. Desire to provide optimum process and tions with variations in loading.
Proofing is quality control and to assure repeatability of very important the first time a test equip- the production processes ment design is used with a specific set of hardware. 9. Reliability requirements a 4-7