Different levels of tests.
To ensure a stable system integrating multi-party components, different levels of testing were required. As shown in the diagram above, three levels of tests were carried out.
Subsequent sub-chapters will go more in depth on the tests carried out for this project. This section will be dedicated to giving an overview of the executed tests.
Standalone tests which were carried out for each major component
involved in this project, namely: RMF, Lifts, Doors and Robot. Each
standalone component test falls under the responsibility of the
individual component vendors. All tests for each component were composed
of different scenarios / cases depending on the project requirement.
For example, for the case of this project, Senserbot tested its robot's capabilities in crossing the gap at the lift. For RMF's case, the tests carried out were majorly intensively done in simulation as described in Chapter 8.
Integration tests involve sub-system integrated testing. For the Tampines Regional Library project and since RMF is the overarching meta system integrating all components, this involves integrated testing between:
- RMF - Lift
- RMF - Doors
- RMF - Robots
The tests mainly revolve around testing all actions and feedback sent and received by RMF with its corresponding subsystem.
Final tests are where all sub-systems are integrated and are tested based on operational scenarios. This also serves as the User Acceptance Tests for this project.