Lifecycle software support for the C-17 Globemaster III

Author

Liosis, Andy

Author_Institution

Transp. Aircraft, McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, CA, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

20-22 Sep 1994

Firstpage

571

Lastpage

574

Abstract

The advanced avionics computer systems of the C-17 Globemaster III contain operational flight program software which requires a life cycle support system to accommodate user mission changes and aircraft upgrades. Building upon its C-17 avionics development experience, McDonnell Douglas has developed an integration support facility concept which will substantially reduce the costs of maintaining the C-17 flight software over its projected life cycle. The concept unites the benefits of open architecture, distributed processing, and advanced UNIX-based workstations, as well as the cost advantages of available commercial off-the-shelf software and equipment

Keywords

automatic test software; military avionics; military computing; software tools; C-17 Globemaster III; C-17 avionics development; C-17 flight software; McDonnell Douglas; UNIX-based workstations; aircraft upgrades; avionics computer; commercial off-the-shelf software; costs; distributed processing; integration support facility; lifecycle software support; off-the-shelf equipment; open architecture; operational flight program software; user mission changes; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft manufacture; Computer architecture; Costs; Military aircraft; Military computing; Proposals; Software testing; System testing; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AUTOTESTCON '94. IEEE Systems Readiness Technology Conference. 'Cost Effective Support Into the Next Century', Conference Proceedings.

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1910-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AUTEST.1994.381567

Filename

381567