Today there are two fundamental approaches for validating products related to equipment or specialty vehicles. Each is proven, effective and technically sound; and each has its advantages:
Test-Centered Validation is focused on validation through the testing of physical prototypes.
Simulation-Centered Validation achieves validation through testing digital prototypes.
This is by no means to suggest that physical testing and simulation are mutually exclusive. Many larger organizations often employ both. Regardless of the approach, any legitimate product validation approach should contain elements of each.
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