Challenges in software aspects of aerospace systems

Author

Hayhurst, Kelly J. ; Holloway, C. Michael

Author_Institution

NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA, USA

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

7

Lastpage

13

Abstract

For many years, NASA Langley Research Center has cooperated with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in research about software engineering methods for aerospace applications. Recent research has focused on software aspects of the FAA´s certification process. In this paper, the results of the Streamlining Software Aspects of Certification (SSAC) program are examined to provide insight into current challenges in the aerospace industry in developing and assuring complex, software-based systems. The paper concludes that at the root of many of the current challenges lies the challenge of accurately communicating requirements between groups of people

Keywords

aerospace computing; certification; software engineering; Federal Aviation Administration; NASA Langley Research Center; SSAC program; Streamlining Software Aspects of Certification; aerospace applications; aerospace industry; aerospace software; certification; software engineering; Aerospace industry; Aerospace safety; Communication system traffic control; Costs; Defense industry; Delay estimation; FAA; Job shop scheduling; NASA; Software safety;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Engineering Workshop, 2001. Proceedings. 26th Annual NASA Goddard

Conference_Location

Greenbelt, MD

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1456-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SEW.2001.992649

Filename

992649