Navy Military Standards for Technical Software Documentation of Embedded Tactical Systems; a Critical Review.

Abstract

This thesis critically reviews the Navy's embedded tactical software development methodology as defined in DOD-STD-1679A(Navy). The emphasis of the thesis is on the documentation produced as a result of following that methodology. Both the development methodology, and the documentation produced are compared to management and content recommendations provided by the National Bureau of Standards and academic/commercial publications. The conclusion reached is that DOD-STD-1679A(Navy) is adequate for its purpose. However problems in documentation develop as a result of management's misinterpretation of the phased life-cycle development methodology described in DOD-STD-1679A (Navy) and the importance of a continuous documentation effort.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA161238

Entities

People

  • Harvey Channing Lyon

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Costs
  • Databases
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Instructions
  • Maintenance
  • Military Standards
  • Schools
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Test Methods
  • United States Naval Academy
  • Uss Arleigh Burke

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

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