Automated Functional-Safety Scoring for Software Deployment Decisions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing functional safety standards for software development lack specific processes for evaluating compliance, leading to inconsistent human evaluations and delayed software deployment due to subjective interpretation and manual processes.
Innovation Solution
An automated system that collects data from software development phases, applies predefined rules to generate scores indicating compliance with functional safety standards, and controls deployment based on these scores, allowing for consistent and faster evaluation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual evaluation by human evaluators is used, then flexibility in interpretation is maintained, but evaluation consistency deteriorates and evaluation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual human evaluation with an automated computer-based evaluation system. The system automatically collects data from software development processes, applies predefined rules to assess compliance with functional safety standards, and generates scores without human intervention. This substitution eliminates the variability inherent in human interpretation while maintaining structured assessment methodology.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the evaluation process from subjective human judgment to objective automated scoring. By changing the evaluation mechanism from manual to automated, the system achieves consistent measurement while still allowing customization through configurable rules and thresholds, thus resolving the contradiction between consistency and flexibility.
2Reliability
If manual evaluation process is used, then evaluation thoroughness is maintained, but deployment time deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The automated evaluation system replaces manual review processes with computer-based automated assessment. The system continuously monitors software development data and automatically generates compliance scores, eliminating the time-consuming manual evaluation process while maintaining comprehensive coverage of functional safety requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements continuous automated evaluation that operates throughout the software development lifecycle rather than performing periodic manual reviews. The system continuously collects, processes, and evaluates software development data, providing ongoing compliance assessment that accelerates deployment while maintaining thoroughness.
3Productivity
If automated evaluation system is implemented, then evaluation speed is improved, but system complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The automated evaluation system is designed to handle multiple evaluation dimensions and functional safety requirements through a unified platform. The system collects data from various software development processes, applies multiple predefined rules, and generates comprehensive compliance scores, thereby achieving high-speed evaluation without proportionally increasing complexity.
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AI summary
Some examples described herein related to automated functional-safety evaluation and deployment of a software package. As one example, a system can execute an automated scoring engine configured to analyze data associated with different phases of a software development process for a software package. Based on the data, the automated scoring engine can generate a score indicating compliance of the software package with a functional safety standard issued by a standard-setting organization. The system can then automatically control deployment of the software package to an entity based on the score.