Title :
Predictions for increasing confidence in the reliability of safety critical software
Author :
Schneidewind, Norman F.
Author_Institution :
Naval Postgraduate Sch., Monterey, CA, USA
Abstract :
We show how residual faults and failures and time to next failure can be used in combination to assist in assuring the safety of the software in safety critical systems like the NASA Space Shuttle Primary Avionics Software System
Keywords :
safety-critical software; software reliability; NASA Space Shuttle Primary Avionics Software System; confidence; reliability; residual faults; safety critical software; time to next failure; Aerospace electronics; Aerospace safety; Inspection; NASA; Software measurement; Software reliability; Software safety; Software systems; Software testing; Space shuttles;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering of Complex Computer Systems, 1995. Held jointly with 5th CSESAW, 3rd IEEE RTAW and 20th IFAC/IFIP WRTP, Proceedings., First IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7123-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICECCS.1995.479312
