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This position paper outlines a number of challenges currently faced by the aerospace community in addressing system, software, and hardware safety. These challenges include increasing complexity, lagging regulatory guidance, a divergent set of design assurance guidelines, and ever advancing technology. To address these challenges, four recommendations are offered: consolidation of design assurance, increased resiliency in product design, a move to less prescriptive standards in favor of a goal-based approach, and the imposition of personnel qualification.
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Ferrell, T., Ferrell, U. (2014). Assuring Avionics – Updating the Approach for the 21st Century. In: Bondavalli, A., Ceccarelli, A., Ortmeier, F. (eds) Computer Safety, Reliability, and Security. SAFECOMP 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8696. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10557-4_41
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