Th rsk-bsd pprch s n nhncd systm f th rgltn nd stndrdztn f lctrmgntc cmptblty (MC) n lctrnc dvcs bfr thr cmmrclztn. MC s ssntl fr nsrng th sfty, prfrmnc, nd qlty f lctrnc dvcs. Hwvr, chvng nd mntnng MC prsnts sgnfcnt chllng d t th rpd dvlpmnt f nw prdcts wth vlvng tchnlgs nd ftrs.
t s ftn ssmd tht f dvc mts th lctrmgntc mssn nd mmnty lvls dfnd by th MC stndrds, t hs bn tstd gnst wrst-cs lctrmgntc dstrbnc phnmn. Hwvr, ths s slly nt th cs, nd dvcs frqntly fc mr svr lctrmgntc nvrnmnts thn ntcptd n rl lf nd mlfnctn. ddtnlly, prdct tchnlgy cn vlv fstr thn MC stndrds nd thrfr, rlyng slly n mmnty tstng s n lngr sffcnt t nsr MC.
Whl cnvntnl tstng mthds spcfd n MC stndrds r ssntl fr ssssng th M mmnty f lctrcl nd lctrnc qpmnt, thy r ftn ndqt fr nsrng sfty-crtcl systms wll mntn ccptbl flr lvls thrght thr ntr xpctd lfcycl.
n flds sch s trnsprttn, mdcn, nd dfns, tchnlgcl dvncmnts hv ld t th ntgrtn f sphstctd ftrs nt wd rng f cmplx systms, whch r mr lctrfd, cnnctd, nd tmtd thn thr prdcssrs, rsltng n ncrsd cmplxty nd lck f cmprhnsv systm ndrstndng. chvng MC s ssntl fr ths systms t prvnt ptntl hzrds hzrds csd by lctrmgntc ntrfrnc (M) tht cld cmprms sfty, scrty, nd rlblty. Mny MC xprts nd scntsts
rg tht th crrnt rl-bsd MC tstng pprch s nsffcnt fr ddrssng ths chllngs.
Sm f th rsns ncld:
nly n M dstrbnc s tstd t tm
Nrml MC tst mthds r dsgnd fr ccrcy nd rptblty, nd nt t smlt rl lf
Th ffcts f th physcl nvrnmnt r nt cnsdrd by nrml MC tstng
gng s nt cnsdrd by nrml mmnty tstng
Th mxmm tst lvl s nt ncssrly th wrst
Ths r jst fw rsns why th crrnt rl-bsd pprch, whch mndts cmplnc wth rlvnt MC stndrds nd rgltns, my b ndqt fr cmplx
systms. n ddtn t ptntlly cmprmsng systm ttrbts lk sfty nd scrty, ths pprch cn ld t fnncl lsss d t lnch dlys csd by MC sss dntfd ltr n th dvlpmnt prcss. Hwvr, d t bdgt cnstrnts n mny, tm, nd qpmnt fr tstng mmnty nd mssns, t s mprctcl t cndct mr xtnsv tstng thn wht s crrntly dn by systm mnfctrrs nd cmpnnt spplrs. Thrfr, n ddtn t cmplyng wth xstng stndrds, t s crcl t prfrm cmprhnsv rsk ssssmnt nd mplmnt rsk mtgtn msrs t prvnt nccptbl cnsqncs fr stkhldrs.
Th rpn Cmmssn hs rcgnzd tht mny cmpns nly mt th mnmm rqrmnts f hrmnzd stndrds t dmnstrt MC cmplnc. Ths prmptd th rls f th Bl Gd, th RD Gd, nd mst rcntly, th Gd fr th MC Drctv, ll f whch mphsz rsk-bsd pprch. Th ky pnts rltd t ths "rsk-bsd pprch" tlnd n ths gds cn b smmrzd s fllws:
Hrmnzd stndrds d nt rplc lglly bndng ssntl rqrmnts
vn whn sng hrmnzd stndrds, th mnfctrr rmns flly rspnsbl fr ssssng th rsks ssctd wth thr prdct
Cnfrmty ssssmnt rqrs tchncl dcmnttn nd mst ncld thrgh rsk nlyss
Th MC ssssmnt mst cnsdr ll nrml ntndd prtng cndtns nd cnfgrtns f th qpmnt.
Th chllngs nvlvd n mplmntng rsk-bsd pprch shld nt b ndrstmtd. Trdtnlly, ch dvc ws ssssd ndvdlly, wth th gl f nsrng ts wn prtctn gnst M sng rbtrry sts f stndrdzd vls s rfrnc. Hwvr, th dsgn phlsphy hs fndmntlly shftd twrds cnsdrng scnrs tht nsr dvc fnctns sfly wthn ts ntndd lctrmgntc nvrnmnt thrght ts lftm. Ths pprch rqrs cnsdrng vry pssbl ntrctn wth thr dvcs crss vrs sttngs. Th chng gs bynd mrly r-nfrcng xstng M prtctns; t nvlvs ndrstndng nw lctrmgntc nvrnmnts f s, dptng t thm, nd nvntng prtctv sltns t ddrss mrgng M sss, ll whl mntnng th ky dsgn chrctrstcs f th dvc. t ls fcss n nsrng lng-trm rslnc nd rlblty n fc f th cnstntly chngng nd ncrsngly cmplx M scnrs. Gvn ths fctrs, th "rsk-bsd pprch" shld b th dflt prctc.