Visions of Automation and Realities of Certification [invited]
Kelly J. Hayhurst, C. Michael Holloway · Infotech@Aerospace · 2005
Quite a lot of people envision automation as the solution to many of the problems in aviation and air transportation today, across all sectors: commercial, private, and military. This paper explains why some recent experiences with complex, highly-integrated, automated systems suggest that this vision will not be realized unless significant progress is made over the current state-of-the-practice in software system development and certification.