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Environmental Qualification by ashfordeou

Name: Environmental Qualification
Author: ashfordeOU

Environmental Qualification

Use when planning or reviewing DO-160 environmental qualification of airborne equipment: map equipment categories to applicable test-condition sections (temperature, altitude, humidity, vibration, EMC, lightning, and others), verify that the planned test matrix covers every required section, and check operating-temperature ranges per equipment category. Section names and typical category temperature ranges are provided as reference data, with category-specific exclusions to be confirmed against the current revision; all logic is deterministic, offline stdlib. Trigger: DO-160, environmental qualification, test conditions, temperature, altitude, vibration, EMC, lightning, humidity, equipment category.

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DO-160 Environmental Qualification (avionics/do160/environmental-qualification)

Use when the task is DO-160 environmental qualification of airborne equipment: scoping the applicable test-condition sections, checking the planned test matrix for completeness, and validating operating-temperature ranges per equipment category.

Domain quick reference

DO-160G (RTCA, EUROCAE twin ED-14G) defines environmental test conditions and procedures for airborne equipment, organized by numbered sections.
Core sections include: 4 Temperature and altitude, 5 Temperature variation, 6 Humidity, 7 Operational shocks and crash safety, 8 Vibration, 9 Explosion proofness, 10 Waterproofness, 11 Fluids susceptibility, 16 Power input, 19 Induced signal susceptibility, 20 Radio frequency susceptibility, 21 Emission of radio frequency energy, 22 Lightning induced transient susceptibility, 23 Lightning direct effects, 24 Icing, 25 Electrostatic discharge.
Equipment categories (e.g. A1, B2) carry typical operating temperature ranges; category-specific section exclusions must be confirmed against the current revision.
The qualification test matrix should cover every applicable section for the equipment category.

Workflow

Confirm the applicable DO-160 revision and the equipment category.
Map the category to the required test-condition sections.
Compare the planned test matrix against the required sections and list what is missing.
Validate the operating-temperature range for the category.
Confirm category-specific exclusions against the current revision before freezing the matrix.

Pitfalls

Planning a matrix without section 22 (lightning induced transient susceptibility) or section 8 (vibration) for equipment that needs them.
Relying on typical temperature ranges without checking the current revision's category table.
Assuming every section applies to every category (exclusions exist; confirm them).
Confusing section numbers (power input is 16, ESD is 25).

Behavior contract (gate 3)

The logic is exercised by the gate 3 contract test: scripts/test_environmental_qualification.py against scripts/environmental_qualification_logic.py (stdlib unittest, offline). Run: python3 scripts/test_environmental_qualification.py

Compliance

Standards referenced, not reproduced: DO-160 text is proprietary (RTCA); summary-only per standards-map.yaml and brief 06.
Section names and temperature ranges are typical reference data; verify against the current revision (e.g. DO-160G) before use.
compliance: STANDARDS-REF, gated: false.

---name: environmental-qualificationdescription: Use when planning or reviewing DO-160 environmental qualification of airborne equipment: map equipment categories to applicable test-condition sections (temperature, altitude, humidity, vibration, EMC, lightning, and others), verify that the planned test matrix covers every required section, and check operating-temperature ranges per equipment category. Section names and typical category temperature ranges are provided as reference data, with category-specific exclusions to be confirmed against the current revision; all logic is deterministic, offline stdlib. Trigger: DO-160, environmental qualification, test conditions, temperature, altitude, vibration, EMC, lightning, humidity, equipment category.license: Apache-2.0---# DO-160 Environmental Qualification (avionics/do160/environmental-qualification)Use when the task is DO-160 environmental qualification of airborneequipment: scoping the applicable test-condition sections, checkingthe planned test matrix for completeness, and validatingoperating-temperature ranges per equipment category.## Domain quick reference- DO-160G (RTCA, EUROCAE twin ED-14G) defines environmental test conditions and procedures for airborne equipment, organized by numbered sections.- Core sections include: 4 Temperature and altitude, 5 Temperature variation, 6 Humidity, 7 Operational shocks and crash safety, 8 Vibration, 9 Explosion proofness, 10 Waterproofness, 11 Fluids susceptibility, 16 Power input, 19 Induced signal susceptibility, 20 Radio frequency susceptibility, 21 Emission of radio frequency energy, 22 Lightning induced transient susceptibility, 23 Lightning direct effects, 24 Icing, 25 Electrostatic discharge.- Equipment categories (e.g. A1, B2) carry typical operating temperature ranges; category-specific section exclusions must be confirmed against the current revision.- The qualification test matrix should cover every applicable section for the equipment category.## Workflow1. Confirm the applicable DO-160 revision and the equipment category.2. Map the category to the required test-condition sections.3. Compare the planned test matrix against the required sections and list what is missing.4. Validate the operating-temperature range for the category.5. Confirm category-specific exclusions against the current revision before freezing the matrix.## Pitfalls- Planning a matrix without section 22 (lightning induced transient susceptibility) or section 8 (vibration) for equipment that needs them.- Relying on typical temperature ranges without checking the current revision's category table.- Assuming every section applies to every category (exclusions exist; confirm them).- Confusing section numbers (power input is 16, ESD is 25).## Behavior contract (gate 3)The logic is exercised by the gate 3 contract test:scripts/test_environmental_qualification.py againstscripts/environmental_qualification_logic.py (stdlib unittest,offline). Run: python3 scripts/test_environmental_qualification.py## Compliance- Standards referenced, not reproduced: DO-160 text is proprietary (RTCA); summary-only per standards-map.yaml and brief 06.- Section names and temperature ranges are typical reference data; verify against the current revision (e.g. DO-160G) before use.- compliance: STANDARDS-REF, gated: false.

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