Why Analyze When You Can Test?
| The IEEE Huntsville Computer Society cordially invites you to hear Steve Hosner’s presentation on “Why Analyze When You Can Test?”, a look at DO-178B requirements for analysis and test verification, specifically the strengths, weaknesses, and potential pitfalls of requirements based testing and coverage analysis techniques. Click here for a flyer to post in your workplace. |
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Abstract
Steve will discuss DO-178B (“Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification”) approaches that ensure requirements compliance for highly reliable systems and safety of flight assurance, specifically those cases when requirements based and forced testing strategies provide inadequate decision coverage analysis.
Speaker Biography
Steven R. Hosner, PE – QinetiQ-NA Corporation
Mr. Hosner spent 20+ years as a civil servant with the US Air Force working systems engineering and software engineering on systems ranging from radar warning receivers, to automatic test equipment to special operations aircraft to ground based space tracking radars. He spent the last three years of his civil service career in the Aviation Engineering Directorate evaluating the airworthiness of Army rotorcraft with an emphasis on system safety. For the last five years, he has continued his airworthiness work for the Army as a contractor.
Event Details and Reservations
The Computer Society will host this meeting directly across from the 1st floor Adtran Cafeteria, which offers an assortment of luncheon meals. Please RSVP Bob Robinson at robert.a.robinson5@ieee.org to help up estimate attendance.
Date: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
Time: 11 A.M. – 1 P.M. (Lunch starts at 11:15 am).
Location: Adtran, Inc., East Tower 1st Floor Cafeteria private lunchroom, 901 Explorer Blvd., Huntsville, AL