Questions tagged [software]

Questions about the software used in aviation systems.

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How do redundancies work in aircraft systems?

I've read about many aircraft systems having redundancies. For example, both Boeing's 787, and Airbus's A380 have a triple-redundant FCS. In this case, it makes sense to act upon the majority's decision. If all three components disagree, how is it…
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Is there an offline airplane route software similar to the in-flight entertaiment map?

Regarding the software that displays on a video the map with flight information for passengers, I would like to know: 1) The software from various airline companies seems to be more or less of a standard. So they should work in a similar fashion.…
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Is there's any risk using modern C++ compiler on DAL A Display Application Flight Software?

I am C++ enthusiast and I like to design and architecture my software with latest C++ features specially with templates, but I have been struggling hard to find a way. The compiler we use for LynxOS-DO178 RTOS with PowerPC architecture is more than…
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DO-178 qualified source code obfuscation

I want to to perform obfuscation on the software that will be delivered the customer as a library or executable to prevent or at least make it difficult to de-compile the product. However some levels of the DO-178 standard requires object code to be…
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Where can I find a conceptual UML model of airline crewing activities?

I would like to know if anyone has created a UML model of the various elements of a typical crewing system. I have found online UML models for ticketing and reservation systems. However I would rather be interested in the crewing aspects. Here are…
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