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A software risk assessment approach described, based on the concept of software conditional risk and the ability to define analytically aided, risk-based software test strategies that seek to optimise test coverage. The functional-input space of the software is subdivided into a set of“condition contexts,” corresponding to operating environments and functional conditions for the space system controlled by the software. The formulation of a“conditional risk index,” based on a probabilistic formulation that expresses critical software risk in terms of“condition coverage,” is then enabled with the aid of a combination of logic modelling, automated test vector generation and software defect rate estimation techniques.
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Guarro, S., Yau, M., Oliva, S. (2004). Conditional Risk Model Concept for Critical Space Systems Software. In: Spitzer, C., Schmocker, U., Dang, V.N. (eds) Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-410-4_26
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