Automation of satellite requirement verification

This paper discusses how the Manufacturing and Operations Information System (MOIS) is being enhanced to interoperate with the Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System/spl trade/ (DOORS/spl trade/) and the Integrated Test and Operations System (ITOS) to provide an automated verification environment called the Integrated Satellite Test Suite (ISTS). This suite facilitates the development of test procedures; their association with the requirements from which they are derived; the execution of these procedures on a typical test platform; the automatic association of the verification status; and the generation of requirements verification documentation. It is also demonstrated how the use of the integrated configuration management tools assist in the management of the satellite manufacturing process.