Theory and Design for Mechanical Measurements
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ISBN: 9781118881279
Author: Richard S. Figliola, Donald E. Beasley
Publisher: WILEY
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Regarding the Mars Climate Orbiter spacecraft example presented, discuss how verification tests before launch could have identified the software units problem that led to the catastrophic spacecraft failure. Explain the purpose of verification testing?
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