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Safety-Critical Software Standards
MILS: High-Assurance Security at Affordable Costs
Joe Jacob, Objective Interface Systems
November 2005
Over the past five years market forces have coalesced to support a dramatically simpler foundational architecture, called “MILS,” for building high-assurance systems that must surviveRead More...
Past Articles
Safety-Critical Software Standards
Ada 2005 Strengthens Ada's Safety-Critical Muscles
Robert B. K. Dewar, AdaCore
November 2005
Certain kinds of applications leave no margin for error. Software that flies an aircraft or that controls a nuclear reactor must work correctly, or the results could be catastrophic;Read More...
POS/NAV/GPS and Timing
Keeping Precision Time When GPS Signals Stop
Bruce G. Montgomery, Syntonics
October 2005
The U.S. military requires accurate timekeeping to navigate, communicate and distribute information. All branches of the service operate systems that rely on precise timekeeping toRead More...
User Interface in the Military
Net-Centric Trend Drives Need for Advanced Graphics Interfaces
Jeff Child
September 2005
The U.S. Military's efforts toward Network-centric Operations will drive more than just demand for the electronic systems that provide data communications. All the many end-nodes of aRead More...
User Interface in the Military
Rugged GUI Design Faces Challenges
Jim Todd, Amulet Technologies
September 2005
In military applications, graphic displays significantly enhance an application's ability to provide information. At the same time, Graphic User Interface (GUI) design createsRead More...
User Interface in the Military
Standards, Tools Drive Next-Gen Military User Interface HMI Apps
Mark Snyder, Quantum3D
September 2005
Crafted from a foundation of high-performance graphics subsystems, tomorrow's Human-Machine Interface (HMI) displays will require a level of sophistication and capability quite unlikeRead More...
Software Reuse and Application Portability
How to Achieve Application Software Portability
Chris Brand, Spectrum Signal Processing
August 2005
Software applications used in military embedded computing may need to be ported between several different types of platforms. These may include various SBCs, different CPUs andRead More...
Software Reuse and Application Portability
Model-Driven Development for Component-Based Application Portability
Francis Bordeleau and Mark Hermeling, Zeligsoft
August 2005
Portability and reusability have been two main goals of software engineering since the 1960s. The idea of building software systems by reusing existing pieces of software code that areRead More...
Software Reuse and Application Portability
Reusing Safety-Critical Software Components
Jasvinder Matharu, LynuxWorks
August 2005
Safety-critical software continues to make its way into military embedded application environments beyond avionics flight systems, such as weapons systems and communications equipment.Read More...
Java in the Military
Java Suits Military's Net-Centric Plans
Jeff Child
July 2005
The Java language has become entrenched as the preferred language for new software development in today’s military programs. Among the key motivations for the military’s interest inRead More...
Java in the Military
Scoped Memory Scheme Empowers Real-Time Java
Kelvin Nilsen, Aonix
July 2005
Given that the defense community spends over a billion dollars annually on the development and maintenance of real-time software, there has been a strong desire to apply the benefitsRead More...
RTOS Update
RTOS Vendors Balance Security and Openness
Jeff Child
June 2005
Today’s leading real-time operating system (RTOS) vendors are practically unrecognizable compared to the lean “garage shop” RTOS companies of a decade ago. Among the most conspicuousRead More...
RTOS Update
Open Tools Offer New Choices for Developers
John Carbone, Express Logic
June 2005
The complexity of device software is increasing rapidly across multiple industries, including aerospace and defense, consumer electronics, medical devices and telecommunications.Read More...
Linux in the Military
Linux Breaks Down Barriers to Acceptance
Jeff Child
May 2005
Now that many within the defense community have warmed to the idea of using Linux, it’s important for them to understand the tradeoffs between the open source OS and traditional RTOSs.Read More...
Linux in the Military
Openness of Linux Attracts Military Following
Bob Morris, LynuxWorks
May 2005
For more than a decade now, the military has recognized the many benefits of moving away from “stovepipe” single proprietary solutions to more open commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS)Read More...
Linux in the Military
Hard Real-Time with Linux Poses a Challenge
Victor Yodaiken, FSMLabs
May 2005
For many applications, hard real-time capabilities are non-negotiable requirements. Fitting that category are sub-segments of military applications ranging from simulations toRead More...
Modeling and Middleware
DDS Spec Outfits Publish-Subscribe Technology for the GIG
Gerardo Pardo-Castellote, Real-Time Innovations
April 2005
Easy access to information ranks as a central goal of the military’s networked future. The DoD’s vision, called the Global Information Grid (GIG), calls for connecting systems acrossRead More...
Modeling and Middleware
Agile MDA Speeds Development of Complex Code: Part II
Stephen J. Mellor, Mentor Graphics
April 2005
A model compiler takes a set of executable UML models and weaves them together according to a consistent set of rules. This task involves executing the mapping functions between theRead More...
Modeling and Middleware
Code Generator Schemes Aid Safety-Critical Code Development
Jakob Gärtner, Esterel Technologies
April 2005
As the volume of software deployed into safety-critical systems continues to multiply, the need for controlling this development increases proportionally. To address this demand, theRead More...
