Title :
A Method to Test Component Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Used in Safety Critical Systems
Author :
Reza, Hassan ; Buettner, Steve ; Krishna, Varun
Author_Institution :
Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks
Abstract :
In this paper we discuss a method to test component off-the-shelf (COTS) using a hybrid approach based on software fault tree analysis and UML communication diagram. UML communication diagrams can be used to show message passing among components. It can also be used for integration testing. Software fault tree analysis is safely analysis techniques that can be used for modeling safety and dependability aspects of safety critical systems. A simple example is used to show the feasibility of our proposed method.
Keywords :
Unified Modeling Language; fault trees; message passing; system recovery; UML communication diagram; component off-the-shelf; hybrid approach; integration testing; message passing; safety critical systems; software fault tree analysis; Aerospace testing; Fault trees; Operating systems; Real time systems; Robustness; Software safety; Software testing; System testing; Unified modeling language; Vehicle crash testing; COTS; Software Fault Tree Analysis; Software Testing; UML Communication Diagrams;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology: New Generations, 2008. ITNG 2008. Fifth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-3099-0
DOI :
10.1109/ITNG.2008.217
