Mechanical Test Characterization for Validation and Reliability
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Almost all products at the design stage will have mechanical design requirements. The number of mechanical design requirements depends on the type of product under development. In a car, for example, mechanical design includes the body frame, enclosures such as the doors and hood, the power train, and the chassis. On an electronic device such as a computer laptop, mechanical design includes the structure and enclosures, the cooling system of the microprocessor and the graphic card, the mechanical keyboard, and the connection interfaces.
Mechanical design often affects a product’s critical function and performance, such as motion, speed, safety, rigidity, and flexibility. This white paper discusses mechanical design as it affects product performance and reliability. It covers test characterization methods using a data acquisition (DAQ) system as a data logger.