Torens, Christoph and Adolf, Florian-Michael and Goormann, Lukas (2014) Certification and Software Verification Considerations for Autonomous Unmanned Aircraft. Journal of Aerospace Information Systems, 11 (10), pp. 649-664. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). doi: 10.2514/1.I010163. ISSN 1940-3151.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.I010163
Abstract
Software verification for highly automatic unmanned aerial vehicles is not only a problem itself, it is furthermore constrained by certification standards and regulatory rules. These, however, are themselves still under development. As a top-level view, the current status of unmanned aerial vehicle verification, certification, and regulation is addressed and corresponding challenges are discussed. From a low-level view, this work presents the processes and tools that were established for the software development, verification, and validation of the unmanned rotorcraft software testbed ARTIS. Large efforts have been put into the software verification process to cope with the growing complexity of the autonomous system and the validation of the software behavior. Automated tests drive the development of the mission planning, mission management, and sensor fusion systems. High-level behavior is tested by complex simulation scenarios. To connect the aforementioned top- and low-level views, a comparison between the RTCA DO-178C standard (“Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification”) and corresponding ARTIS software development practices is elaborated to assess the efforts that would be necessary for a small research team to develop software according to the standard. It shows that the currently used practices are not incompatible, but there are still some gaps to the desired level of compliance.
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Document Type: | Article | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title: | Certification and Software Verification Considerations for Autonomous Unmanned Aircraft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date: | 4 July 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Aerospace Information Systems | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volume: | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.2514/1.I010163 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 649-664 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series Name: | Special Section on Software Challenges in Aerospace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 1940-3151 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords: | Certification, Software Verification, Autonomous Systems, UAS, UAV, DO-178 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Aeronautics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | rotorcraft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Aeronautics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | L RR - Rotorcraft Research | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | L - The Smart Rotorcraft (old) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location: | Braunschweig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Flight Systems > Unmanned Aircraft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Torens, Christoph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 26 Jan 2015 13:01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 14 Dec 2023 10:07 |
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