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An Overview of the V&V of Flight-Critical Systems Effort at NASA

Journal Article
2011-01-2560
ISSN: 1946-3855, e-ISSN: 1946-3901
Published October 18, 2011 by SAE International in United States
An Overview of the V&V of Flight-Critical Systems Effort at NASA
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Citation: Brat, G., "An Overview of the V&V of Flight-Critical Systems Effort at NASA," SAE Int. J. Aerosp. 4(2):865-870, 2011, https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-01-2560.
Language: English

Abstract:

As the US is getting ready for the Next Generation (NextGen) of Air Traffic System, there is a growing concern that the current techniques for verification and validation will not be adequate for the changes to come. The JPDO (in charge of implementing NextGen) has given NASA a mandate to address the problem and it resulted in the formulation of the V&V of Flight-Critical Systems effort. This research effort is divided into four themes: argument-based safety assurance, distributed systems, authority and autonomy, and, software intensive systems. This paper presents an overview of the technologies that will address the problem.