DO-178C, NASA NPR 7150.2 and NASA-STD-8739.8

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Self-directed study

Software engineering and assurance standards for airborne and NASA flight/ground software.

Practice in the Flight Lab: Call the DAL · The independent pair · NPR class

Subareas

DO-178C DAL A–E & objectivesStructural coverage (statement, decision, MC/DC)NPR 7150.2 software classes & requirementsNASA-STD-8739.8 software assurance & safetyConfiguration management & tool qualification

What to learn

Read NPR 7150.2 classification
Map a project to 8739.8 assurance activities
Measure MC/DC on a small C module

Resources

RTCA DO-178 ↗rtca.org
FAA AC 20-115D ↗faa.gov
NPR 7150.2D ↗nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov
NASA-STD-8739.8 ↗standards.nasa.gov