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Use of Static Code Analysis to Support the Safety Certification of Airborne Software

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Industrial Perspectives of Safety-critical Systems

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The UK MoD will shortly take delivery of the Hercules C-130J transport aircraft, which contains a large number of safety-critical software systems. It was therefore decided to carry out a detailed third-party assessment of this software, using Static Code Analysis techniques. This paper describes the experience gained from the assessment project and summarises the benefits obtained.

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Granville, R., Harrison, K. (1998). Use of Static Code Analysis to Support the Safety Certification of Airborne Software. In: Redmill, F., Anderson, T. (eds) Industrial Perspectives of Safety-critical Systems. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1534-2_12

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1534-2_12

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