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Software process assurance for complex electronics
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Plastow, Richard A. |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Description | Complex Electronics (CE) now perform tasks that were previously handled in software, such as communication protocols. Many methods used to develop software bare a close resemblance to CE development. Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) can have over a million logic gates while system-on-chip (SOC) devices can combine a microprocessor, input and output channels, and sometimes an FPGA for programmability. With this increased intricacy, the possibility of software-like bugs such as incorrect design, logic, and unexpected interactions within the logic is great. With CE devices obscuring the hardware/software boundary, we propose that mature software methodologies may be utilized with slight modifications in the development of these devices. Software Process Assurance for Complex Electronics (SPACE) is a research project that used standardized S/W Assurance/Engineering practices to provide an assurance framework for development activities. Tools such as checklists, best practices and techniques were used to detect missing requirements and bugs earlier in the development cycle creating a development process for CE that was more easily maintained, consistent and configurable based on the device used. |
| File Size | 1034761 |
| Page Count | 32 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20070031662 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0sr3v97d |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2007-09-25 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Electronics And Electrical Engineering Microprocessors Coding Configuration Management Failure Modes Electronics Software Reliability Computer Programs Program Verification Computers Software Engineering Fault Trees Field-programmable Gate Arrays Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Presentation |
