Usability of military standards for the maintenance of embedded computer software
By: Norman F. Schneidewind
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Monterey, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 23
Subjects: Quality control; Management; Computer programming; Computer programs; Programming (Electronic computers); Standards
Description: Several military software standards were examined and evaluated with respect to their applicability and usability for maintaining embedded computer software. These standards included the following: Department of the Navy Tactical Digital System Documentation Standards, SECNAVINST 3560.1; MIL-STD 1679, Navy Military Standard for Weapon System Development; and Weapon Specification 8506. These standards were discussed from three standpoints: (1) the degree to which they support the use of newer software development technologies (e.g., requirements analysis methodologies) for improving software maintenance; (2) the effect of the microcomputer and its software development environment on the application of these standards; and (3) the extent to which these standards enhance traceability (tracing the various levels of related documentation). These aspects required a reevaluation of the applicability of software standards. A recommendation is made to use the A7-E aircraft software redesign project as a model for improving (1) and (3) in the three standards. Item (2) was judged to be not relevant to the development of software standards. (Author)
Notes: "NPS-54-82-005"--Cover.

"Prepared for: The Trident Command and Control Systems."

Cover title.

"June 1982"--Cover.

"Final report: 1 Jan 1982 to 1 Jun 1982."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 17-18).

"Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited"--Cover.

Technical report; 1982.

ck/ 4/9/09.