trade-study

Comparison of embedded operating systems?

I've been involved in embedded operating systems of one flavor or another, and have generally had to work with whatever the legacy system had. Now I have the chance to start from scratch on a new embedded project. The primary constraints on the system are: It needs a web-based interface. Inputs are required to be processed in real-ti...

How do you evaluate reliability in software?

We are currently setting up the evaluation criteria for a trade study we will be conducting. One of the criterion we selected is reliability (and/or robustness - are these the same?). How do you assess that software is reliable without being able to afford much time evaluating it? Edit: Along the lines of the response given by KenG, t...