DEFINITION:

Life cycle integration is achieved through integrated development – that is, concurrent consideration of all life cycle needs during the development process.

(Source: ACARE Domain 605)

SUBDOMAINS:

1. Technology management : Product improvement strategies through technology refresh and insertion methods
2. Obsolescence Management1. Reliability Engineering methods
3. COTS management, COTS reliability prediction and assessment methods
4. Design for Maintainability
5. Testability: built-in Test
6. Integrated modular avionics,
7. Open systems architectures,
8. Training: embedded training
9. Whole-life Cost Analysis / Life-cycle cost analysis, Total ownership costs: Re-design costs, Cost matrix