2 Software in the Context of the System

Acronym

AC Advisory Circular
ARP Aerospace Recommended Practice
DAL development assurance level
EASIS Electronic Architecture and System Engineering for Integrated Safety Systems
EUROCAE European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
PSSA preliminary system safety assessment
RAM random access memory
RBT requirements-based test
ROM read only memory
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
TCAS traffic collision and avoidance system

2.1 Overview of System Development

Before diving into the details of how to develop safety-critical software, it is important to understand the context of software in the overall system. Software operates in the context of a system, and ...

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