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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455399703321

Titolo

An Assessment of Space Shuttle flight software development processes [[electronic resource] /] / Committee for Review of Oversight Mechanisms for Space Shuttle Flight Software Processes, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1993

ISBN

1-280-19651-3

9786610196517

0-309-59534-7

0-585-09840-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LevesonNancy

Disciplina

629.44/1/028553

Soggetti

Space shuttles - Computer programs

Flight engineering - Data processing

Software engineering - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Nancy G. Leveson--Chair.

Nota di contenuto

""An Assessment of Space Shuttle Flight Software Development Processes""; ""Copyright""; ""Foreword""; ""Contents""; ""Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Executive Summary""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE SHUTTLE VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION PROCESS""; ""NASA Guidelines and Standards""; ""Off-Nominal Cases""; ""System-Level Software V&V""; ""The Independence of IV&V""; ""THE SILENT SAFETY PROGRAM REVISITED""; ""Software Safety Standards""; ""Software Safety Procedures""; ""Personnel""; ""System-Safety Organizational Roles and Responsibilities""; ""ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES""

""Documenting the Process""""The Role of Headquarters S&MQ and the Center SR&QA Offices""; ""Community Responsibility""; ""Policies, Guidelines, and Enforcement""; ""FINAL THOUGHTS AND FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS""; ""Contract Reporting Requirements""; ""Organizational Learning""; ""Part 1 Overview And Background ""; ""1



Overview Of The Study ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE COMMITTEE'S TASK""; ""CONTENTS OF THIS REPORT""; ""PREVIOUS STUDIES""; ""THE FLIGHT SOFTWARE CHALLENGE""; ""2 Independent Verification and Validation of Critical Software ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""ORIENTATION""; ""SCOPE""

""INDEPENDENCE""""IV&V IN THE SHUTTLE PROGRAM""; ""3 The Space Shuttle Flight Software Development Process ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE SOFTWARE""; ""THE PROCESS""; ""Part 2 Findings And Recommendations ""; ""4 The Space Shuttle Flight Software Verification And Validation Process ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""NASA GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS""; ""OFF-NOMINAL CASES""; ""SYSTEM-LEVEL SOFTWARE V&V""; ""THE INDEPENDENCE OF IV&V""; ""5 The Silent Safety Program Revisited ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""SOFTWARE SYSTEM-SAFETY""; ""SOFTWARE SAFETY STANDARDS""; ""SOFTWARE SAFETY PROCEDURES""; ""PERSONNEL""

""SYSTEM-SAFETY ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES""""6 Organizational Issues ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""DOCUMENTING THE PROCESS""; ""ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES""; ""The Role of S&MQ""; ""Community Responsibility""; ""POLICIES, GUIDELINES, AND ENFORCEMENT""; ""7 Final Thoughts And Future Considerations ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""GATHERING THE LESSONS LEARNED""; ""CONTRACT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS""; ""ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING""; ""ESTABLISHING STATE-OF-THE-ART CAPABILITIES WITHIN NASA""; ""Biographical Sketches Of Committee Members""; ""Bibliography""; ""Published Works""

""Unpublished Works, Presentations, And Informal Documentation""""Appendix A Study Participants""; ""Appendix B Statement Of Task ""; ""COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW OF OVERSIGHT MECHANISMS FOR SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT SOFTWARE PROCESSES""; ""Appendix C Interim Report of the Committee for Review of Oversight Mechanisms for Space Shuttle...""; ""INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION FOR SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT SOFTWARE""; ""COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW OF OVERSIGHT MECHANISMS FOR SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT SOFTWARE PROCESSES""; ""Staff""; ""AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ENGINEERING BOARD""

""Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board Staff""