VAPS QCG was launched in 2000 with international customer involvement, including Eurocopter, Barco, Smiths, and Elbit.
The VAPS/DOORS interface enhances the user’s control of deliverables by providing a link between the original system requirements and the implementation. The interface provides the capability to assign a DOORS requirement ID to VAPS objects, making it simpler to track changes for hundreds, or even thousands, of objects. The requirements and objects are reusable from project to project, thereby further reducing time and cost.
VAPS QCG has been developed to conform to DO-178B as a development tool and is thus qualifiable. As per DO-178B, tools can only be qualified on a given project. VAPS QCG has been qualified on a number of projects using the Certification Kit ‘off-the-shelf’.
Today there are more than 15 programs using VAPS QCG, with more being added every month. Ask your sales representative for a complete list.
Absolutely. DO-178B certification is becoming increasingly important to customers, and Presagis will support VAPS QCG for as long as necessary in order to support its growing user base.
VAPS DesignDoc uses a proprietary technology to output Microsoft Word documents detailing all aspects of a VAPS-built HMI by querying the design files for all the required details. Because DesignDoc is qualifiable as a verification tool, it can be used to review the VAPS design files and low level requirements (LLR) against high level requirements (HLR). When using Telelogic DOORS, the VAPS integration with DOORS allows the user to link DOORS requirement IDs to VAPS objects. This allows the user to maintain traceability for the VAPS application within DOORS. As the DOORS requirement IDs are saved in VAPS as well, they are included in documents generated by DesignDoc, thus facilitating review.
The full set of artifacts is available, providing the VAPS QCG Certification Kit was purchased.
Time and cost savings are tightly linked to several factors, including the number of engineers working on the project, user experience, and the complexity of the actual application being built. Specific users have indicated that 70-80% time savings across the entire project is not an unrealistic metric. It is advisable to speak with your sales representative in order to help you work through a sample project in order to get an accurate estimate for your specific deliverable.
Performance will be dictated largely by the target platform and the complexity of the application; however, users can expect excellent performance for most mainstream avionics applications using VAPS QCG. VAPS QCG has met or exceeded embedded refresh targets for some of the most demanding customer applications. Speak with your sales representative for specific platform/application metrics examples.
Yes. The porting layer allows VAPS applications to be ported successfully to any embedded target, even proprietary ones.
Yes. The product architect and the VAPS QCG engineering team are available and have helped many customers with certifications in the past.