Design for ruggedness guidance or books - Redesigning a benchtop IVD to be portable

I will be redesigning a benchtop IVD to be portable.


Where do I begin?

MIL-STD-810 covers testing, but I am looking for some practical "tips and tricks"

Re: Design for ruggedness guidance or textbooks

PeterPaul,

Determine the operating conditions especially in terms of shock, vibration, temperature and humidity. Include these in your design inputs for your design of your prototype validation testing.

See:

http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781439874318

And the spec sheets for similar devices:

http://www.samsungmedison.com/ivd/labgeo_ib10.jsp

John