Review of Pending Guidance and Industry Findings on Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Electronics in Airborne Systems

Details

• Creators:
  Thornton, Robert K
• Corporate Creators:
  United Technologies Research Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Avionics
  • Evaluation
  • Software
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/AR-01/41
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Description:
  The intent of this report is to provide findings about the state of the industry relative to the design objectives identified in guidance document DO-254 with focus on the implications for the use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) electronic hardware components in safety critical airborne systems. The use of complex electronic hardware components in airborne systems poses a challenge to the meeting of safety requirements because, for complex components, complete verification is, at best, very difficult and, at worst, not achievable. In order to address the potential lack of complete verification, it is recommended that the hardware design life cycle processes should include design assurances to mitigate the possibility that design errors may be introduced into the hardware component and cause anomalous behavior.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFA03-99-C-00030
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/94097/dot_94097_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 875.48 KB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
• Main Document Checksum:
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