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Software safety initiatives
Author(s) -
Keene Samuel J.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
quality and reliability engineering international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1099-1638
pISSN - 0748-8017
DOI - 10.1002/qre.4680110604
Subject(s) - software development , reliability engineering , avionics software , computer science , software engineering , software , software quality , process (computing) , systems engineering , software construction , product (mathematics) , code (set theory) , engineering , operating system , programming language , geometry , mathematics , set (abstract data type)
This paper addresses system safety aspects of product development with primary application to the U.S.A. Department of Defense (DoD) development process. Software is recognized as an increasingly important element of system reliability and safety. This is due to two reasons: first, the amount of code used in products is growing at an exponential rate over time, and secondly, the criticality of the software encoded functions is increasing dramatically. Emphasis has correspondingly increased on software and system aspects of safety. This is in addition to the more traditional elements of hardware product safety. Design guides are offered that help ensure development of both reliable and safe software.