Case Study

Independent Software Verification &Validation Process and Facility

Establishes an improved and coherent ISVV process for ESA projects

Challenge
  • Establish an improved and coherent ISVV process for ESA projects
  • Define the requirements for a future ISVV and ESA centre
  • Create and publish an ESA ISVV guide for usage within the European space industry
  • Promote a consistent application of ISVV to European-based projects
Solution

Critical was responsible for:

  • Defining and establishing the technical specification analysis process
  • Researching current ISVV tools and processes (especially for Design Analysis and Source Code Verification)
  • Conducting interviews with international institutions that perform ISVV activities (NASA and JAXA)
  • Defining, consolidating, improving and validating the design analysis and code analysis processes;
  • Supporting the establishment of the validation process
Benefit
  • Common ESA ISVV Guide for the European industry
  • Uniform usage of ISVV processes and tools across the ISVV providers
  • Close collaboration with an international consortium of companies, including DNV, Terma and Scysis

Client / Partner

  • European Space Agency (ESA)
  • DNV
  • TERMA
  • Scisys
  • CODA
Product & Service

ISVV

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