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SE: SW - HW Development and Field Installation

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Software/Hardware Development & Field Installation Step DescriptionIn this step hardware and software solutions are created for the components identified in the system design. Part of the solution may require custom development of hardware or software, and part of the solution may be implemented with off-the-shelf items, which are modified as needed to meet the design specifications.

Purpose

The purpose of this step is to procure the off the shelf products (hardware or software) and to implement the newly developed hardware or software. In the case of software this represents the step where software coding takes place.

Activities

The key activities of this step are:

Procure off-the-shelf products (for those parts of the system that will use them).
Develop hardware and software. The software is written and the hardware is built based on the detailed design. The current state of the practice is to develop the software incrementally and release the software in stages. The initial releases implement a few core features and subsequent releases add more features until all requirements are satisfied. This incremental approach enables early and on-going feedback between the customer and the implementation team. If this approach is used, then a staged delivery plan should define the order in which the software will be developed and the staged release process.

Related Resources

Chapter 4.6 Software/Hardeware Development and Testing Systems Engineering for Intelligent Transportation Systems, January 2007

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/seitsguide/section4.htm#s4.6

Cost: Free

NHI Course 137019 ITS Software Acquisition

This course provides a general understanding of the many issues involved in ITS software development and acquisition processes.

http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/brows_catalog.aspx

Cost: $270

Software Development Plan Template – Appendix H, Florida's Statewide Systems Engineering Management Plan, Version 2, Florida Department of Transportation, March 2005

http://www.floridaits.com/SEMP/Files/PDF_Report/ApxH.pdf

Cost: Free

Hardware Development Plan Template – Appendix I, Florida's Statewide Systems Engineering Management Plan, Version 2, Florida Department of Transportation March 2005

http://www.floridaits.com/SEMP/Files/PDF_Report/ApxI.pdf

Cost: Free

Security Engineering Plan Template – Appendix S, Florida's Statewide Systems Engineering Management Plan, Version 2, Florida Department of Transporation, March 2005

http://www.floridaits.com/SEMP/Files/PDF_Report/ApxS.pdf

Cost: Free

Hardware/Software Development and Unit Test

Systems Engineering Guidebook for ITS, California Department of Transportation Division of Research and Innovation, January 2007

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/cadiv/segb/views/document/Sections/Section3/3_6_1.htm

Cost: Free

Chapter 8: System Development - Systems Development Life Cycle Guidance Document, Department of Justice, January 2003

http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/irm/lifecycle/ch8.htm

Cost: Free

Human Factors Engineering Project Plan Template – Appendix T, Florida's Statewide Systems Engineering Management Plan, Version 2, Florida Department of Transportation, March 2005

http://www.floridaits.com/SEMP/Files/PDF_Report/ApxT.pdf

Cost: Free

Note: Much of the material on this page was extracted from http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/LessonSystemsEng.