Need for Active Software Product Assurance Management for Systems CriticalSoftware

摘要

The quality, reliability, and safety impact of space systems software arediscussed. Should software failure occur in a critical function, there is potential for danger to human life, systems loss, long-term environmental damage, and financial loss. It is argued that if high integrity software is needed for systems critical operation, product assurance management must move from its classical passive role to an active role. Experiences in moving product assurance software into an active mode are described.