Complex Systems (Hardware and Software) Testing and Certification

EUROCAE ED-14/RTCA DO-160 issue H: Introducing in section 22 new functional test method for Lightning Induced Transient Susceptibility

Bertrand Chatain EMH expert / Airbus Helicopters

Defining Quantifiable Measures for Data Coupling and Control Coupling

Dr. Antoine Colin Chief Technology Officer (CTO) / Rapita Systems, UK

DO-178C DAL-D certification of Linux: challenges and lessons learned working on a European project

Massimiliano De Otto Sr. Field Application Engineer / Wind River, Italy

Olivier Charrier Principal Technologist – Functional Safety / Wind River

Model-based Approach to Development and Testing of DO-178C Certified Embedded Control and Aisplay (Avionics) Software

Rachel Knutson Senior Manager Application Engineering / Ansys

New complex chips, often with multiple levels of cores, makes it difficult to understand their internal behaviour and design effective testing strategies, highlighting the challenges of certifying Systems on Chips (SoCs) in the context of multicore architectures. Issues such as power management, firmware updates, and the use of GPUs further complicate the certification process – what is the best test approach and how much data is needed to determine a successful test? Data bus testing from ARINC 429 to 1553, how do you best test data on the bus? The ability to handle in-flight changes, which are more common in military applications but increasingly in civil aviation, requires specific testing approaches and standards. What are best practices with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) testing? How do we achieve DO-178C Compliance? Overall, the visualisation, validation and certification in avionics systems necessitates a comprehensive understanding of the underlying hardware, software, and communication protocols.