Enhancing UAV Product Reliability: Start with Reliability Verification
The UAV Industry Enters the Era of “High Reliability” Competition
As drones (UAVs) are increasingly used in commercial inspections, agricultural spraying, logistics delivery, and disaster rescue, customer and end-user expectations for product stability and safety are rising sharply. For drone manufacturers, it’s no longer just about “being able to fly” — the product must “fly longer and fly steadily,” reliably performing missions under harsh environments and extended operations without failure. This is where the core value of reliability verification comes into play.
Extending the Definition of Quality: What is Reliability?
According to ISO 9000, quality refers to how well a product’s characteristics meet its intended requirements. Reliability takes this further: it is the probability that a product will continuously perform its intended function, without failure, over a specified time and under specified usage conditions. For drones, it’s not just about functional performance — it’s a critical indicator tied to product lifespan, operational safety, and maintenance cycles.
SGS Comprehensive UAV Reliability Verification Solutions
The SGS Reliability Laboratory offers a one-stop UAV reliability verification solution, covering international standards such as IEC 60068 (environmental testing), MIL-STD-810 (military-grade environmental simulation), and IEC 60605 (lifetime testing). We conduct both dynamic and static testing on complete UAV systems and key components, including:
- Natural Environment Simulations: High/low temperature cycling, damp heat, salt spray corrosion, UV aging — simulating real-world outdoor conditions.
- Mechanical Environmental Testing: Drop, vibration, bump, bounce, and shock — assessing structural strength and assembly integrity.
- HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Testing): Rapidly identifying potential failure points to shorten product development timelines.
- MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) Estimation & Accelerated Life Testing: Evaluating the product’s average no-failure operation time to support critical design and management decisions.
Battery Safety: The Core Risk Factor Not to Overlook
Batteries are the power core of UAVs, and their reliability and safety are crucial to the overall product risk profile. Following IEC/EN 62133-2 standards, we perform comprehensive testing on lithium batteries, including short-circuit, overcharge, abnormal charge/discharge, withstand voltage, insulation, mechanical compression, impact, and flame tests — ensuring batteries can withstand extreme conditions without triggering thermal runaway, explosion, or critical failure.
Your Trusted Partner for Comprehensive UAV Testing
With extensive practical experience and a wide range of advanced verification equipment, the SGS Reliability Laboratory provides complete testing and verification services for UAVs, from design through mass production. We help you create outstanding products that stand the test of both the market and time. Contact us: SGS 📧 hank.chiou@sgs.com