Research of software tools for DO-254 projects

Author

Tian, Yi ; Wang, Peng

Author_Institution

Airworthiness Certification Technol. Res. Center, Civil Aviation Univ. of China, Tianjin, China

fYear

2011

fDate

27-29 June 2011

Firstpage

2451

Lastpage

2454

Abstract

Airborne Electronic Hardware (AEH) development relies deeply on the quality of tools that helps the hardware artifact implementation from requirement to entity. Electronic Data Automation (EDA) tools are made to test the logic, synthesize the circuits, place and route the electronic elements and their connections prior to final implementation. A critical issue for EDA tools is its adequate safety to use in avionic. The paper focuses on approaches, from EDA industry, to using the EDA tools in the DO-254 project recently, then explains the principle of assessment and qualification, finally introduces methods to assess some EDA tools. The discussed contents will provide a guideline for the tools certification process.

Keywords

aerospace safety; avionics; electronic design automation; software tools; DO-254 project; EDA industry; airborne electronic hardware development; electronic data automation tool; electronic element; software tool; tool certification process; Certification; Encoding; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Hardware design languages; Qualifications; Testing; AEH; DO-254; airworthiness; safety; tools;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Science and Service System (CSSS), 2011 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Nanjing

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9762-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CSSS.2011.5975052

Filename

5975052