| 2.2.1-4-1 Ensure that a comprehensive verification plan and process is adequately developed and documented to support an overall system verification |
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Ensure verification plan addresses requirements verification to the unit level and track evidence of analysis and test in the payload system and unit specifications, and require specification verification matrices to document where the requirements are verified. Ensure preliminary independent Verification and Validation and Integration and Test plan is ready at Preliminary Design Review and completed by Critical Design Review. Ensure any special test equipment is described at Preliminary Design Review and provided by Critical Design Review. Ensure verification plan reflects the intent of the mission assurance standards.
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NA
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System Verification and Validation Plan; Design Review Data Package
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Space Vehicle Systems Engineering Handbook, TOR-2006(8506)-4494, Space Systems Verification Program and Management Process, AIAA S-117, esp. Annex C and D
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| 2.2.1-4-2 Ensure the verification method is appropriate, adequate and documented |
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Ensure the assignment of appropriate verification methods to each requirement are developed. Ensure the Verification Methods are adequately justified. Ensure any verification by similarity is justified and documented by Preliminary Design Review, and updated at Critical Design Review. Ensure that Payload system/major component verification addresses all requirements and those requirements satisfied at a lower level are accounted for in the requirement verification documentation. Ensure unit level testing conforms to required standards testing. Ensure Test Like You Fly process is implemented and like-you-fly tests are allocated to the unit/component level as appropriate.
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NA
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System Verification and Validation Plan; Verification Cross-Reference Matrix (VCRM); Integration and Test Plans
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Space Vehicle Systems Engineering Handbook, TOR-2006(8506)-4494; Space Systems Verification Program and Management Process, AIAA S-117
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| 2.2.1-4-3 Ensure accounting process and procedure is in place to track compliance of verification requirements |
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Ensure requirements verification includes buy off at the lowest levels, and buy off/sell offs at each higher level with commensurate documentation from PMPCB, FRB , and any other reliability function.
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NA
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System Verification and Validation Plan; Integration and Test Plans
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Space Vehicle Systems Engineering Handbook, TOR-2006(8506)-4494, Space Systems Verification Program and Management Process, esp. Annex C and D.. AIAA S-117
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| 2.2.1-4-4 Ensure the verification methods for heritage hardware and software are consistent with the current application |
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Ensure verification methods define target configurations and installations for heritage end items, and that the proposed methods can be achieved.
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NA
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Verification Cross-Reference Matrix (VCRM)
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Space Vehicle Systems Engineering Handbook, TOR-2006(8506)-4494, Space Systems Verification Program and Management Process, esp. Annex C and D.. AIAA S-117
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| 2.2.1-4-5 Ensure the test and evaluation planning documentation is consistent with the program phase |
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Ensure the verification plan is consistent with defined program phases, i.e., Test and Evaluation Strategy complete at end of Phase 0, Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) complete at end of Phase A, TEMP updated for PDR (Preliminary Design Review) and CDR (Critical Design Review).
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NA
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System Verification and Validation Plan; Integration and Test Plans
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Space Vehicle Systems Engineering Handbook, TOR-2006(8506)-4494, Space Systems Verification Program and Management Process, esp. Annex C and D.. AIAA S-117
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| 2.2.1-4-6 Ensure the maturity of integration and test planning documentation, from unit to system level, with acceptable risk and credible schedule |
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Ensure integration and test planning accounts for multiple vendors and locations, scheduling and loading of test facilities and test hardware, and schedule and effort for validating simulators used in testing. Ensure cost-cutting measures are assessed for impacts to test schedules and technical test risks.
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NA
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Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP); Integration and Test Plans; Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
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Space Vehicle Systems Engineering Handbook, TOR-2006(8506)-4494
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| 2.2.1-4-7 Ensure the adequacy of the verification plan and products to include the Cross-Reference Matrix |
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Ensure all system level requirements are verified and that the selected methods provide the appropriate level of fidelity and comprehension. Ensure the overall verification management approach assures timely and complete information to the Program. Assure that a Verification Cross Reference Matrix is maintained within the appropriate systems engineering organization and is configuration managed in a software database such as DOORS. Evaluate the verification summary sheet details for all system specifications, and ensure those specifications are directly traceable to the most current system requirements documentation.
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SFWC 2.1.4, SFWC 3.7; AFMAN 63-119 A13.2.4
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Verification Cross-Reference Matrix (VCRM); System Verification and Validation Plan
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Space Systems Verification Program and Management Process, esp. Annex C and D.. AIAA S-117; AFMAN 63-119 or equivalent
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| 2.2.1-4-8 Ensure the integrated verification strategy adequately addresses lower level requirements |
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Ensure the lower level allocated verification plans are evaluated to assure that the requirement methodology is consistent with the required fidelity and comprehension for that level. Ensure a well integrated vertical verification plan is in place where system level requirements are verified.
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NA
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Verification Cross-Reference Matrix (VCRM); Integration and Test Plans
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Space Systems Verification Program and Management Process, esp. Annex C and D.. AIAA S-117. This is the outgrowth of the mentioned TOR.
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