Aerospace software engineering : a collection of concepts / edited by Christine Anderson, Merlin Dorfman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Anderson, Christine, 1947-

Dorfman, M. (Merlin)

Series:

Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 136.

Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 136

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aeronautics--Computer programs.

Aeronautics.

Astronautics--Computer programs.

Astronautics.

Software engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (636 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Aerospace Software Engineering brings you the knowledge of some of the finest software engineers in the worldin a single volume. This text is an essential guide for the aerospace program manager who must deal with software as part of the overall system and a valuable update for the practicing software engineer.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Chapter 1 Introduction""; ""1.1 Current Problems""; ""1.2 Current Practice""; ""Chapter 2 Life Cycle Models""; ""2.1 The DOD Life Cycle Mode""; ""2.2 NASA Life Cycle Model""; ""2.3 Alternative Software Life Cycle Models""; ""Chapter 3 Development Methodologies""; ""3.1 Requirements""; ""3.2 Design""; ""3.3 Testing""; ""3.4 Mathematical Forecasting""; ""3.5 Cleanroom: An Alternative Software Development Process""; ""Chapter 4 Tools and Environments""; ""4.1 Software Development Environments""

""4.2 Tools and Environments""""Chapter 5 Software Engineering Management""; ""5.1 Management Principles""; ""5.2 Resource Estimation""; ""Chapter 6 Quality Assurance""; ""6.1 Reliability""; ""6.2 Safety""; ""6.3 Metrics""; ""Chapter 7 Programming Languages""; ""7.1 Programming Languages Overview""; ""7.2 Ada""; ""7.3 Artificial Intelligence Languages""; ""Chapter 8 Reuse""; ""8.1 Software Reuse: Definition and Overview""; ""8.2 Engineering and Application of Reusable Software Resources""; ""8.3 Reuse Tools""; ""Chapter 9 Legal Issues""; ""9.1 Legal Issues""

""Chapter 10 Emerging Technologies""""10.1 Impact of Knowledge-Based Software Engineering on Aerospace Systems""; ""10.2 Impact of Innovative Architectures""; ""10.3 Symmetric Parallel Processing""; ""Chapter 11 Non-U.S. Aerospace Software Engineering""; ""11.1 Aerospace Software Engineering in France""; ""11.2 Aerospace Software Engineering in the United Kingdom""; ""11.3 Aerospace Software in Sweden""; ""11.4 Aerospace Software Engineering in Japan""; ""Chapter 12 Conclusion/Vision""; ""12.1 Software Engineering of Tomorrow""; ""12.2 Coping with the Crisis""; ""Author Index for Volume 136""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60086-609-3

1-60086-390-6

1-60119-253-3

OCLC:

922978952