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Cdric Chevrel
System & IMA Referent Certification Expert
Airworthiness Certification Directorate
Thales Avionics 30th october 2012
THALES Avionics
Certification Process
Incremental Certification
Lessons Learned
Avionics System
IMA perimeter
Thales Avionics 30th october 2012
Cockpit
Localisation
Surveillance
Navigation
Flight Recording
Management Avionics
System
Flight Guidance Integrated Modular
Avionics Display and Warning
& Envelope
ARINC 429
IMA objective : Select the best supplier for each task taking into
each specificity
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International IMA Conference Moscou 2012
9 / Certification Actors
Type Certification
TSO installation Airworthiness
Aircraft
Manufacturer Authority
Country A (IAC-AR)
Contract
System Development & TC Validation
Type Certification Contribution
Agreements
TSO Equipment Arrangements
between AAs
Airworthiness
Authority
Avionics System Country C (ex:FAA)
Supplier
(Thales)
Airworthiness
Suppliers Technical Standard Order
Authority
Sub-contractors (TSO) Authorization Country B (EASA)
10 / Certification basis flow-down
Determination of
Certification Basis
Aircraft
Aircraft
Certification
Certification Basis:
- CS 25/AP25/FAR 25
Basis
- Special Conditions,
CRI F-xx/IP S-xx
Exemptions, ESF
AMC (generic)
System
HW
Standards
DO-254
SW Equipment
DO-178B Qualification
Environmental Basis
Equipment Supplier DO-160
11 /
IMA FAA/EASA Regulatory materials
FAA :
2002 : TSO C153 IMA hardware elements
2003 : AC20-145 about TSO C153 (obsolete with AC20-170)
2004 : AC20-148 about reusable software component (RSC)
2010 : AC20-170 making the link between TSO C153, AC20-148 "reusable
software component" and DO-297
2012 : PS-ANM-25-08 provides criteria to determine if the guidance in AC
20 170 is applicable (Am I an IMA ?)
EASA :
CRI-Fxx : Interpretative Materials for Integrated Modular Avionics System
CRI-Fxx : Interpretative Materials for Incremental Certification
ARP4754A
DO297
Electronic Hardware Software
Development Process Development Process
(DO254 / ED-80) (DO178 / ED-12)
According to DO-297 :
Aircraft functions
Generic Perimeter
=
Platform independent from
Avionics functions
DESIGN
PHASE SOI 2
Development/
Specifications and
Design Audit
Design data
IMA system
Robust
Incremental
Partitioning(*)
Certification
(*) DO297/ED124 definition
In the frame of each TC , specific CRI/IP (IM) are published considering IMA
architecture as a system. But a system whose certification shall be handled via
an incremental process (see DO297)
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What was at stake ?
!
IMA Incremental way (API ARINC 653 + Incremental process):
Replacement of multi-system integration by qualification credit based on Usage Domain qualified at
platform level
Platform Platform
Qualification credits :
Credit n1: Bare Module & Tools pre-qualification : Modules & tool chain
properties (partitionning, configurability, performances) is demonstrated
and guaranteed in a frame of a Usage Domain.
Credit n2 : A qualified tool chain guarantes that Modules are well
configurated compliantly to Usage Domain
Credit n3: Standalone qualification of Avionic applications are expected to
be granted in the context of an integrated module with several functions
Keys Points :
Incremental qualification process shall be defined to master the
interactions between the industrial players
Incremental qualification taking benefit from Module & Tool properties
(partitionning, configurability & usage domain)
19 /
Certification program breakdown
Bare module
Configuration Application
and Tools development
development Software 1
development Function 3
1 development
3 2 Function 2
Tools Function 1
Credit n2 Credit n3
qualification functional
qualification qualification
performances
Usage Domain
& Credit n1 IMA PROCESS Aircraft
Partionning SYNTHESIS
Credit n1 + n2 + n3 Certification
3 4
x DO297 task Qualified
Integrated Module
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IMA system
IMA System Installation Approval IMA System Installation
(domain#6)
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27 / ETSO 2C153 key concepts