Software Requirements for the A-7E Aircraft.

Abstract

The Software Cost Reduction (SCR) research project introduced a new approach to specifying requirements for real-time embedded systems. The principles were applied in the development of the Software Requirements of the A-7E Aircraft, as an example of the use of the approach. The system software requirements specification document comprises the first product in a series of products which the SCR methodology produces, The methodology is intended to be adaptable for various types of systems. Specification properties which it supports include: (1) conciseness, (2) preciseness, (3) aids to completeness, (4) avoidance of redundancy, (5) descriptions of all externally visible behavior, (6) ease of change, (7) good reference tool, (8) record of fundamental assumptions which might otherwise be only implicit, (9) record of responses to error conditions, (10) specification of constraints on the system, and (11) separation of concerns; that is, a division of the information into distinct, independent parts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 31, 1992
Accession Number
ADA255746

Entities

People

  • David L. Parnas
  • Kathryn H. Britton
  • Ryan A. Parker
  • Stuart R. Faulk
  • Thomas A. Alspaugh

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Altimeters
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Panels
  • Dead Reckoning
  • Flight Paths
  • Guidance
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Radar Altimeters
  • Test Equipment
  • Weapon Delivery

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Industrial Economics
  • Software Engineering.