Testing to a standard

The trick is to figure out which one

MidJourney art generated with the prompt fiber optics

In order to test anything, you have to define what it does, and how. And it has to be in terms that can be verified.

This seems like it should be obvious, but it can be surprisingly elusive.

Let’s take the example of testing a fiber optic sensor, like the one I talked about in my last post. The construc…