pdbain@wateng.UUCP (Peter Bain) (11/07/84)
%l journal-article %A A. Spector %A D. Gilford %T Case Study: The Space Shuttle Primary Computer System %J CACM %V 27 %N 9 %D Sept. 1984 %P 872-900 %X Case studies editors Spector and Gifford interview the people responsible for error-free on-board software for the space shuttle %K pass real time multiprocessor reliable fault tolerant testing hal %l journal-article %A C.E. Treleaven %A T.D. Taylor %A R.G. Hartenstein %A A.C. Merwarth %A W.N. Stewart %T Development and Application of NASA's First Standard Spacecraft Computer %J CACM %V 27 %N 9 %D Sept. 1984 %P 902-913 %K realtime real time nssc %X To provide the autonomy needed by low, earth orbiting satellites, NASA's first standard on-board processor requires changing only interfacing hardware from mission to mission %l journal-article %A W.A. Madden %A K.Y. Rone %T Design, Development, Integration: Space Shuttle Primary Flight Software System %P 914-925 %J CACM %V 27 %N 9 %D Sept. 1984 %K real time realtime systems %X The development of Space Shuttle software posed unique requirements above and beyond raw size (30 times larger than Saturn V software), complexity, and criticality %l journal-article %A G.D. Carlow %T Architecture of the Space Shuttle Primary Avionics Software System %P 926-936 %J CACM %V 27 %N 9 %D Sept. 1984 %K pass real time realtime operating system hal %X PASS, perhaps the most complex flight computer program ever developed, epitomizes the benefits to be gained by establishing a well-structured system architecture at the front end of the development process %l journal-article %A H. Gomaa %T A Software Design Method for Real-Time Systems %P 938-949 %J CACM %V 27 %N 9 %D Sept. 1984 %K darts software engineering task communication synchronization %X DARTS - a design method for real-time systems - leads to a highly structured modular system with well-defined interfaces and reduced coupling between tasks. %l journal-article %A T. Maude %A D. Maude %T Hardware Protection Against Software Piracy %P 950-959 %J CACM %V 27 %N 9 %D Sept. 1984 %K cryptography discrete logarithm public key cryptosystem software encryption -- - peter bain ...!{allegra|decvax|clyde|ihnp4 }!watmath!wateng!pdbain hard mail: CCNG, CPH-2369A, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont. Canada N2M 5G4 telephone: (519) 885-1211 x2810