Designing systems which are highly adaptable and interoperable is particularly important in industries like aerospace and defense because of the need to incorporate rapidly evolving technology into platforms with a long service life. As a result, aerospace and defense organizations are embracing – and in some cases mandating - a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA). A MOSA emphasizes modularity, interoperability, and the use of open standards, fostering an environment where components from diverse sources can work together seamlessly. Open architecture standards such as the Open Group FACE® (Future Airborne Capability Environment) Technical Standard, ARINC 653, and DO-297 promote modularity, reusability, and interoperability in software systems. These standards enable developers to create adaptable components that can be integrated across multiple platforms, reducing duplication and fostering flexibility.

While a MOSA offers significant benefits, it also presents unique challenges. Safety and security are especially important given the requirements for component modularity and portability, where components may be widely re-used across many systems. Given the rapid pace of technological innovation and understanding that most of this innovation is realized through software, it’s imperative that MOSA-aligned software components comply with appropriate functional safety and security standards.

In this webinar, we’ll explore some of the challenges for developing safe and secure modular software components. We’ll also discuss several best practices for software development and verification that facilitate compliance with appropriate functional safety and security standards. To illustrate the best practices, we’ll show how DDC-I’s Deos™ RTOS and OpenArbor® IDE, together with the LDRA tool suite®, provide developers and QA engineers with many of the tools they need to develop safe and secure modular software.

60-minutes