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DO-178B

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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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

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DO-178B

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DO-178B

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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
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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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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

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