Having just finished sketching a new universally accessible kiosk for the London underground, I am going to build and test a prototype in 1 hour. It is really important to build and test a prototype for a particular period of time which allows to consider the typical environment conditions which are going to be present while the kiosk utilization. Here is a brief discussion of some particular issues which are to be checked while the testing period.
First of all, it is important to build a prototype which corresponds to the future kiosk with all the systems appropriate for conduction. The first stage of the building a kiosk (even at within 1 hour) is the planning of maintenance. The serviceability of the kiosk should be on the highest level. The filters should be easily reached for cleaning. In case any failure, the equipment should be easily reached as well. Various facilities which may require often changes should be put on the places for easy reach.
Implementing the prototype of the design is the second stage of the kiosk building. The main idea of implementing the prototype of design into action is to check the facilities, their appropriate functioning and services. This will give an opportunity to make sure that all the systems work appropriately and the kiosk may be put into mass production.
Testing the design prototype kiosk is the final stage for us as the next one is the optimizing the kiosk design with the purpose to build it. Testing the design prototype we are going to check the temperature at different points with the purpose to make sure that electronic equipment is ready to serve in the street conditions. The testing the design prototype is going to be completed by means of two various stages.
The first stage is going to be completed with the help of the thermocouple which is going to measure the air temperature. The air temperature is measured at all vents in the system. It is important to check the system at the highest level of the temperature with the purpose to understand whether the system is able to sustain. The second stage is the consideration of the system and the devices by means of the thermocouple whether with the operating specialized temperature.
It does not matter that in most cases the air flow will be adequate and will not reach the maximum operating condition, it is important to make sure that it is possible to operate inside under the hottest environment conditions. Much attention should be paid to the light conditions as being located underground, all the norms are to be followed.
Finally, it is necessary to check all other equipment to make sure that not only ventilation and temperature correspond to the norms, but the whole place is safe. Thus, the building and testing of the new universally accessible kiosk for the London underground is ready.
In conclusion, one of the main disadvantages of the testing prototypes is the lack of time. It is impossible to check all the systems appropriately as well as it is impossible to understand whether they will function for a long period of time. Therefore, testing the prototype differs greatly from the testing of the item as the main purpose of testing the prototype is to understand which design changes are to be completed and how the whole system is going to function better.