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DO-178B: Regions & Standards

DO-178B, Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification is a guideline dealing with the safety of safety-critical software used in certain airborne systems. It was jointly developed by the safety-critical working group RTCA SC-167 of the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) and WG-12 of the European Organisation for…

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DO-178B topic overview

The analysis highlights Regions and Standards as prominent areas in the source structure around DO-178B.

Related topics
31
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
35
Extracted relationships
65
Concept neighborhoods
23
Bridge connections
35

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Processes and documents · 16 topics
Overview · 9 topics
Software level · 3 topics
Tools · 3 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Abbreviation
DO-178B · ED-12B
Domain
Aviation
Latest version
December 1, 1992; 33 years ago (1992-12-01)
Organization
RTCA SC-167 · EUROCAE WG-12
Predecessor
DO-178A
Successor
DO-178C

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Software level

Processes and documents

Tools

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How DO-178B connects Entity context

The extracted context around DO-178B shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, DO-178B → Airborne Systems, Aviation Software, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, CRC Press, December, Developing Safety-Critical Software, DO-178C Compliance, Equipment Certification, ISBN, January, Johnson, Leanna Rierson, Leslie, Practical Guide, Retrieved, RTCA/DO-178B, Schad, Software Considerations Another extracted example is DO-178B → ANS, ARP4754, DO-178CAvionics, DO-248B, DO-254, ED-153, Final Report, Guidelines, IEC, Modified, Requirements, Safety, System. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

DO-178B

Top relations

related to Further reading · 18
DO-178B → Airborne Systems, Aviation Software, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, CRC Press, December, Developing Safety-Critical Software, DO-178C Compliance, Equipment Certification, ISBN, January, Johnson, Leanna Rierson, Leslie, Practical Guide, Retrieved, RTCA/DO-178B, Schad, Software Considerations
see also · 13
DO-178B → ANS, ARP4754, DO-178CAvionics, DO-248B, DO-254, ED-153, Final Report, Guidelines, IEC, Modified, Requirements, Safety, System
related to Processes and documents · 8
DO-178B → Furthermore, Level, On, Once, Planning, Processes, These, This
related to Tools · 6
DO-178B → All, Companies, COTS, DO-178, Software, Tools
related to Resources · 4
DO-178B → DO-178BFAA Order, FAR Part, Part, Software Approval Guidelines
related to Criticism · 3
DO-178B → DO-178C, In, VDC Research
Abbreviation · 2
DO-178B → DO-178B, ED-12B
Organization · 2
DO-178B → EUROCAE WG-12, RTCA SC-167
Domain · 1
DO-178B → Aviation
Latest version · 1
DO-178B → December 1, 1992; 33 years ago (1992-12-01)

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Important terminology

software process safety level development certification requirements code system must tools aviation tool do-178c rtca processes assurance also design typically

DO-178B relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 65 structured relationships around DO-178B. Examples in this analysis include DO-178B → Abbreviation → DO-178B and DO-178B → Abbreviation → ED-12B. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
DO-178BAbbreviationDO-178B1.00infobox
DO-178BAbbreviationED-12B1.00infobox
DO-178BDomainAviation1.00infobox
DO-178BLatest versionDecember 1, 1992; 33 years ago (1992-12-01)1.00infobox
DO-178BOrganizationRTCA SC-1671.00infobox
DO-178BOrganizationEUROCAE WG-121.00infobox
DO-178BPredecessorDO-178A1.00infobox
DO-178BSuccessorDO-178C1.00infobox
SAE ARP 4754A determine the after mitigation DALinstance ofThe system safety assessments combined with methods0.80text
may allow reduction of the DO-178B software level objectives to be satisfied if redundancyinstance ofThe system safety assessments combined with methods0.80text
design safety featuresinstance ofThe system safety assessments combined with methods0.80text
other architectural forms of hazard mitigation are in requirements driven by the safety analysesinstance ofThe system safety assessments combined with methods0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around DO-178B bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Software, Certification and Safety. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • DO-178B
    • Software
    • Certification
    • Safety
    • Process
    • Development
    • Assurance
    • Processes
    • System
    • Level
    • Rtca
    • Standard
    • Dal
  • do-178b
    • Software
    • Certification
    • Safety
    • Process
    • Development
    • Assurance
    • Processes
    • System
    • Level
    • Rtca
    • Standard
    • Dal
  • european organisation for civil aviation equipment
    • Eurocae
    • Do-178c
    • Safety-critical
    • Certification
    • Also
    • Rtca
    • Document
    • Do-178b
    • Defined
    • Documents
    • Faa
    • Failure
  • do-178c
    • Also
    • Management
    • Rtca
    • Standard
    • Assurance
    • System
    • Eurocae
    • Development
    • Requirements
    • Software
    • Safety
    • Safety-critical
  • avionics software
    • Level
    • Development
    • Requirements
    • Dal
    • Process
    • System
    • Documents
    • Design
    • Typically
    • Code
    • Do-178c
    • Management
  • federal aviation administration
    • Eurocae
    • Do-178c
    • Safety-critical
    • Certification
    • Also
    • Rtca
    • Document
    • Do-178b
    • Defined
    • Documents
    • Faa
    • Failure
  • code of federal regulations
    • Typically
    • Tools
    • Process
    • Documents
    • Development
    • Requirements
    • Design
    • Level
    • Software
    • Management
    • Traceability
    • Used
  • federal aviation regulations
    • Eurocae
    • Do-178c
    • Safety-critical
    • Certification
    • Also
    • Rtca
    • Document
    • Do-178b
    • Defined
    • Documents
    • Faa
    • Failure

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For DO-178B, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects DO-178B with Processes and documents. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
DO-178B — Processes and documents · splits 19 ⟂ 17
DO-178B — Overview · splits 26 ⟂ 10
DO-178B — Software level · splits 32 ⟂ 4
DO-178B — Tools · splits 32 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

DO-178B

Nodes36
Edges35
Triples65
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.055556
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around DO-178B to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Regions & Standards, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — DO-178B · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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