Publisher's Synopsis
The use of increasingly complex electronic hardware for performing safety critical aircraft functions generates many new certification challenges. These challenges arise owing to many of the aircraft functions becoming increasingly vulnerable to hardware design errors that are in themselves difficult to detect due to the complexity of the hardware involved. To counteract this, methods are now being applied that attempts to minimise design errors in complex systems by a structured and systematic approach at the system level and for digital devices such as Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs). Electronic airborne hardware includes line replaceable units, circuit board assemblies, ASICs and programmable logic devices. The purpose of this conference was to highlight this approach and to outline the guidance produced jointly by Eurocae Working Group 46 and RTCA Committee SC180. As such this guidance reflects the joint views of both the US and European Industry.
