Command and Data Handling Flight Software test framework: A Radiation Belt Storm Probes practice

During the Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) mission, a test framework was developed by the Embedded Applications Group in the Space Department at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL). The test framework is implemented for verification of the Command and Data Handling (C&DH) Flight Software. The RBSP C&DH Flight Software consists of applications developed for use with Goddard Space Flight Center's core Flight Executive (cFE) architecture. The test framework's initial concept originated with tests developed for verification of the Autonomy rules that execute with the Autonomy Engine application of the RBSP C&DH Flight Software. The test framework was adopted and expanded for system and requirements verification of the RBSP C&DH Flight Software.