jtf@SEI.CMU.EDU (John Foreman) (09/01/89)
Approximately 3 months ago, a call for presentations for a desired 4th
track at TRI-Ada 89 dealing with "Ada in Use" was published. Since that time
some 15 abstracts were received, and selection for that track has occurred.
This message provides a brief reminder as to the purpose of the 4th track
and info about the selected programs which will be presented.
I would like to acknowledge Lt Col Richard R. (Rick) Gross for his efforts
in soliciting the presentations, reviewing and making the selections and
for continuing to work with the presentations to insure their relevance to
the intended audience.
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Track 4 description:
Discussions with major system developers on design decisions made while using
Ada in large systems. Topics include system design and cost tradeoffs,
determining performance requirements, compiler implementations, and tool
capabilities/deficiencies. Extensive audience interaction will be a part of
each session.
Agenda:
Tuesday, October 24
(1) Reusability, in Air Traffic Control Centres and Simulators, of Software
Written in the Ada Language
Time: 1:30 - 3 pm
Narrative: Reusability tradeoffs made while building radars, navaids,
control centres, and training simulators for in-flight detection and
guidance of aircraft.
Speaker(s): Marc Leon, Thomson-CSF
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(2) The European Space Agency's (ESA) Ada Real-Time Test (ARTT) System
Time: 3:30 - 5:00 PM
Narrative: Software/hardware tradeoffs made, methodologies employed, and
lessons learned in a sophisticated testbed system used to define the Ada
strategy for the ESA's COLUMBUS International Space Station component.
Speaker(s): J. Campos and J. Romanach, Grupo de Mecanica del Vuelo, S.A.
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Wednesday, October 25
(3) Standard Financial System (STANFINS) Redesign Subsystem II (SRD-II)
Time: 8:30 - 10:00 AM
Narrative: Experiences gained and lessons learned in the utilization of
Ada in the development of a large and complex business system.
Speaker(s): Mulvin Baker, Computer Sciences Corporation
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(4) Millimeter Wave Ada Shadow Program
Time: 10:30 - 12 noon
Narrative: Experiences with Ada in a real-time embedded system environment
(Maverick Missile). Topics include software engineering, CAMP, APSE
lessons learned, management issues, and metrics.
Speaker(s): Steven Pate, Hercules Defense Electronics, Inc.
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(5) The F-111 Digital Flight Control System (DFCS) Ada Shadow
Time: 1:30 - 3 pm
Narrative: To compare the results, the F-111 DFCS OFP is being developed
in Ada shortly after its development in JOVIAL (J73). This presentation
reports lessons learned to date.
Speaker(s): Amy Tyrrell, General Dynamics Corporation
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(6) Effective Use of Ada: Lessons Learned on the RAPID Project
Time: 3:30 - 5 pm
Narrative: Numerous design and implementation decisions made at various
levels by the project staff and the impact on the technical effort, the
project management, and the developed system.
Speaker(s): Suzanne Ruegsegger, Theodore Ruegsegger, and Ernesto
Gurrieri, SofTech, Inc.
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Thursday, October 26
(7) FS 2000, A Large Shipboard C3 and Weapons Control System
Time: 8:30 - 10 am
Narrative: Software architecture design decisions and lessons learned,
from the perspective of management and system developers.
Speaker(s): Roland Fors and Jaak Urmi, Bofors Electronics AB
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(8) Managing Chaos: Ada, UNIX, and DoD Software (Aggregate Project
Experiences)
Time: 10:30 - 12 noon
Narrative: From substantial experience in constructing real-world,
for-profit systems, this presentation provides examples supporting the
thesis that language, standards, and methodology contribute nearly equally
to making system development difficult.
Speaker(s): Robert E. Fritz, ORINCON Corporation
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