Top-Down, Bottom-Up Structured Programming and Program Structuring

The purpose of this report is to inform engineers, programmers and managers of new design and programming techniques for Shuttle software. Based on previous APOLLO experience, recommendations are made to apply top-down structured programming techniques to Shuttle software. New software verification techniques for large software systems are recommended. HAL, the higher order language selected for the Shuttle flight code, is discussed and found to be adequate for implementing these techniques. Recommendations are made to apply the workable combination of top-down, bottom-up methods in the management of Shuttle software. Program structuring is discussed relevant to both programming and management techniques.