Space System Verification and Validation (APPEL-vSSVV)

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the end-to-end systems engineering process and its application to system (and lower level) requirements definition, allocation, validation, and verification.
• Describe the purpose and scope of key documents required in the validation and verification processes, and describe typical errors committed.
• Describe various methods of verification, and determine when they are appropriate and how they are used as part of a verification plan.
• Assess applicability of verification methods to prototype and protoflight systems.
• Describe capabilities of various automated requirements tracking tools (e.g., CORE and DOORS) and their applicability to the validation and verification process.
• Develop, evaluate, and implement a master verification plan for a space system, including hardware, software, and associated ground support equipment (GSE).
• Apply processes and techniques in a hands-on workshop associated with a system of interest.
• Identify applicable NASA, ECCS, DoD, and industry standards and lessons learned to support system verification decisions and activities.