Multiparadigm design, validation and verification by simulation in flight control system development

Flight control system development typically involves phases that are often chronological, yet are extensively interrelated and interconnected, where design, validation and verification (DV&V) play a central role. This paper proposes an integrated (DV&V) process aiming at reducing development cycles. A two-way integration approach suggests improvement than the traditional one-way integration approach, in integrating multiparadigm models, heterogeneous simulations, and in including mutual design and validation interactions. The necessity of such an integrated approach is illustrated by a flight control example