Verification, Validation and Testing of Engineered Systems

Dr. Avner Engel holds a PhD from the Industrial Engineering Department of Tel-Aviv University. For the past twenty years, he has worked for Israel Aerospace Industries, where he has managed large software projects. Dr. Engel was involved with several research projects funded by the European Commission. He is currently teaching systems engineering courses at the Holon Institute of Technology in Holon, Israel.

Preface. Part I Introduction. 1. Introduction. 1.1 Opening. 1.2 VVT Systems and Process. 1.3 Canonical Systems VVT Paradigm. 1.4 Methodology Application. 1.5 References. Part II VVT Activities and Methods. 2. System VVT Activities: Development. 2.1 Structure of Chapter. 2.2 VVT Activities during Definition. 2.3 VVT Activities during Design. 2.4 VVT Activities during Implementation. 2.5 VVT Activities during Integration. 2.6 VVT Activities during Qualification. 2.7 References. 3. Systems VVT Activities: Post-Development. 3.1 Structure of Chapter. 3.2 VVT Activities during Production. 3.3 VVT Activities during Use/Maintenance. 3.4 VVT Activities during Disposal. 3.5 References. 4. System VVT Methods: Non-Testing. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Prepare VVT Products. 4.3 Perform VVT Activities. 4.4 Participate in Reviews. 4.5 References. 5. Systems VVT Methods: Testing. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 White Box Testing. 5.3 Black Box-Basic Testing. 5.4 Black Box-High-Volume Testing. 5.5 Black Box-Special Testing. 5.6 Black Box-Environment Testing. 5.7 Black Box-Phase Testing. 5.8 References. Part III Modeling and Optimizing VVT Process. 6. Modeling Quality Cost, Time and Risk. 6.1 Purpose and Basic Concepts. 6.2 VVT Cost and Risk Modeling. 6.3 VVT Time and Risk Modeling. 6.4 Fuzzy VVT Cost Modeling. 6.5 References. 7. Obtaining Quality Data and Optimizing VVT Strategy. 7.1 Systems' Quality Costs in the Literature. 7.2 Obtaining System Quality Data. 7.3 IAI/Lahav Quality Data-An Illustration. 7.4 The VVT-Tool. 7.5 VVT Cost, Time and Risk Optimization. 7.6 References. 8. Methodology Validation and Examples. 8.1 Methodology Validation Using a Pilot Project. 8.2 Optimizing the VVT Strategy. 8.3 Identifying and Avoiding Significant Risks. 8.4 Improving System Quality Process. Appendix A SysTest Project. A.1 About SysTest. A.2 SysTest Key Products. A.3 SysTest Pilot Projects. A.4 SysTest Team. A.5 EC Evaluation of SysTest Project. References. Appendix B Proposed Guide: System Verification, Validation and Testing Master Plan. B.1 Background. B.2 Creating the VVT-MP. B.3 Chapter 1: System Description. B.4 Chapter 2: Integrated VVT Program Summary. B.5 Chapter 3: System VVT. B.6 Chapter 4: VVT Resource Summary. Appendix C List of Acronyms. Index.