HOOD (''Hierarchic Object-Oriented Design'') is a detailed software design method. It is based on hierarchical
decomposition of a software problem. It comprises textual and graphical representations of the design.
HOOD was initially created for the
European Space Agency
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, headquarters = Paris, Île-de-France, France
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, spaceport = Guiana Space Centre
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and is used in such varied domains as aerospace (
Eurofighter Typhoon,
Helios 2 Earth Observation ground control,
Ariane 5
Ariane 5 is a European heavy-lift space launch vehicle developed and operated by Arianespace for the European Space Agency (ESA). It is launched from the Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) in French Guiana. It has been used to deliver payloads int ...
on-board computer), ground transportation, and nuclear plants.
HOOD main target languages are
Ada,
Fortran and
C.
External links
Introduction to HOODHOOD page at ESA
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tp://ftp.estec.esa.nl/pub/wm/anonymous/wme/Web/HUM.ps.gz ESA's HOOD user manual gzipped postscript
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Software design
Data modeling languages
Specification languages