Digital Flight Control System Validation.

Abstract

The introduction of advanced technologies, new design concepts, and sophisticated high integrity integrated software-based digital flight control and avionics systems has confronted the FAA with the task of reviewing, revising, and updating its airworthiness assessment criteria in these areas. The FAA needs to establish and maintain systems engineering expertise as well as a capability to establish/evaluate validation/verification procedures for software-based digital systems. In order to accomplish this objective, the FAA must have expertise in fault-insertion techniques, emulation, automated reliability analyses, failure modes and effects analyses, fault-tree graphics, and other analytical tools. In addition, these skills are needed in order to interpret and evaluate data and information submitted, during the certification, process, in compliance with RTCA DO-178 and FAA Advisory Circular 25:1309-XX. This paper discusses techniques, methodologies, data, and information required for digital flight control and avionics systems validation. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA124506

Entities

People

  • Dennis Mulcare
  • Donald Eldredge
  • Ellis Hitt
  • Jeff Webb
  • John E. Reed

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Performance Tests
  • Public Safety
  • Reliability
  • Safety
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering
  • Technical Standards
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Validation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design