Abstract
This paper covers two subjects of great interest to the writer: the organization of a design and development team and the operation of a controlled and audited test programme; the ultimate aim being quality and reliability of the product.
The design and development team headed by the Chief Product Engineer should have four major ‘components’ reporting to him: the Project Manager, the Chief Designer, the Test Engineer, and the Tooling Control Manager. Their individual functions are discussed in the paper.
Life testing of various components and the building of sufficient prototypes to prove the practicability of the product can all be achieved ‘on the premises’ by means of various rigs as described, but the real evidence of the success of the product can only be achieved by many thousands of miles of actual running on the most expensive test requirement of all, a modern well equipped proving ground, the many necessities of which are discussed.
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