Title :
Using software document evaluations to enhance software supportability
Author :
Budlong, Faye C. ; Stanko, Joseph J.
Author_Institution :
Charles Stark Draper Lab. Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
A study has been conducted to help increase the supportability of software for complex systems, specifically, for the F-22 aircraft. The aim of the study was to identify areas of risk to software support, to develop methods to reduce that risk, and to identify metrics that would provide a strong indication of software supportability during development and after deployment. This paper provides an overview of a set of Software Document Evaluation Guidelines that was prepared to help ensure that acceptable documents will enhance software supportability and reduce software support risk. An overview is provided for: the F-22 definition of software supportability, how software document evaluations can enhance that supportability, and current guidelines use. It also defines a standardized software document evaluation process the Government is using on a sample of the software documents for the F-22 aircraft to determine their acceptability
Keywords :
aerospace computer control; aerospace computing; aircraft; military computing; software metrics; software reliability; system documentation; F-22 aircraft; risk; software supportability; standardized software document evaluation; Aircraft manufacture; Costs; Ground support; Guidelines; Laboratories; Logistics; Manufacturing; Military aircraft; Software quality; Software systems;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1993. 12th DASC., AIAA/IEEE
Conference_Location :
Fort Worth, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1343-7
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.1993.283511
