The Basis of Automotive Engineering Accelerated Testing

Field testing of the natural product.

Additional technology of separate testing in the laboratory on the basis of physical simulation of separate field conditions using corresponding methods and equipment separately and conducting: safety testing, special programs of testing using digital simulation, special testing with changing certain parameters of environment, corrosion testing, etc. Both of the traditional testing developments above can be found in many magazines, journals, conferences, presentations, and proceedings.

Testing on the basis of digital (computer) simulation of product and/or field conditions. This area of testing has been developed in the last dozen years. Many articles and presentations were published during this time.

Accelerated reliability and durability testing for obtaining during service-life of the product’s initial information for successful prediction of product efficiency and its components such as safety, reliability, durability, maintainability, supportability, life-cycle cost, profit, etc. This area is less developed, because it is much more complicated and expensive, with long horizons for return on investment.