JUICE Instruments ISVV
2017 – JUICE Instruments Independent Software Verification & Validation
Independent Software Verification and Validation (ISVV) must be performed on safety-critical software systems. This is the case for the JUICE instruments where ESA entrusts the spacecraft prime contractor (Airbus) the task of driving and controlling the ISVV activity. The principal aim of ISVV is to increase quality of software products, thereby reducing risks and costs through the software’s operational lifetime. ISVV provides assurance that software performs to the specified confidence level and within its designed parameters and defined requirements.
In this contract, EMTECH performs ISVV activities on the JUICE instruments’ flight software used to perform mission-specific operations. For 15 months, EMTECH will analyze the flight software stored into the Data Processing Unit (DPU) instrument and the RIME instrument software.
