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name: do-178c-compliance description: Skill for planning and executing DO-178C software certification activities allowed-tools:

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• Bash metadata: version: "1.0" category: aerospace-engineering tags:
  • certification
  • software
  • do-178c
  • airborne-software graph: domains: [domain:aerospace-engineering] specializations: [specialization:aerospace-engineering] skillAreas: [skill-area:compiler-implementation, skill-area:compliance-automation, skill-area:language-design] roles: [role:systems-integration-engineer, role:research-engineer]

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DO-178C Compliance Skill

Purpose

Enable planning and execution of DO-178C software certification activities for airborne software development across all Design Assurance Levels.

Capabilities

• Software level determination
• Plan for Software Aspects of Certification (PSAC)
• Software Development Plan (SDP) generation
• Software requirements analysis
• Traceability matrix management
• Structural coverage analysis (MC/DC)
• Tool qualification planning
• Deviation and issue management

Usage Guidelines

• Determine software level based on system safety assessment
• Develop compliant plans before starting development
• Maintain complete traceability from requirements to code and tests
• Achieve required structural coverage for software level
• Qualify tools that could insert errors or fail to detect errors
• Document and resolve all deviations and issues

Dependencies

• LDRA
• VectorCAST
• Coverage analysis tools
• Requirements management tools

Process Integration

• AE-023: DO-178C Compliance Planning