Airborne Electronic Hardware Design Assurance: A Practitioner's Guide to RTCA/DO-254

Airborne Electronic Hardware Design Assurance: A Practitioner's Guide to RTCA/DO-254

<P>Written by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) consultant designated engineering representative (DER) and an electronics hardware design engineer who together taught the DO-254 class at the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics, Inc. (RTCA) in Washington, District of Columbia, USA, <B>Airborne Electronic Hardware Design Assurance: A Practitioner's Guide to RTCA/DO-254</B> is a testimony to the lessons learned and wisdom gained from many years of first-hand experience in the design, verification, and approval of airborne electronic hardware.</P> <P>This practical guide to the use of RTCA/DO-254 in the development of airborne electronic hardware for safety critical airborne applications:</P> <UL> <LI>Describes how to optimize engineering processes and practices to harmonize with DO-254</LI> <LI>Addresses the single most problematic aspect of engineering and compliance to DO-254―poorly written requirements</LI> <LI>Includes a tutorial on how to write requirements that will minimize the cost and effort of electronic design and verification</LI> <LI>Discusses the common pitfalls encountered by practitioners of DO-254, along with how those pitfalls occur and what can be done about them</LI> <LI>Settles the ongoing debate and misconceptions about the true definition of a derived requirement</LI> <LI>Promotes embracing DO-254 as the best means to achieve compliance to it, as well as the best path to high-quality electronic hardware</LI></UL> <P></P><B> <P>Airborne Electronic Hardware Design Assurance: A Practitioner's Guide to RTCA/DO-254</B> offers real-world insight into RTCA/DO-254 and how its objectives can be satisfied. It provides engineers with valuable information that can be applied to any project to make compliance to DO-254 as easy and problem-free as possible.</P>