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NCSA will be using SRC’s newest portable MAPstation product (Figure 2) in its development work. Originally developed for the Air Force for use in mid-size UAVs, SRC’s portable MAPstation is a compact general-purpose processor that typically performs operations such as radar processing, image processing and spectrum analysis 100 times faster than a microprocessor. NCSA will develop several digital signal processing applications for SRC’s portable MAPstation to showcase the MATLAB/Simulink-to-MAP programming ability. One set of these applications will build on NCSA’s earlier work in software-defined radio as part of the National Center for Advanced Secure Systems Research (www.ncassr. org) funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). Other applications for the portable MAPstation will include speech analysis and image processing. These applications will be ready for demonstration as early as Q4 2006. The MathWorks
Figure 2 SRC’s portable MAPstation is a compact general-processor system that typically performs operations such as radar processing, image processing and spectrum analysis 100 times faster than a microprocessor. The lightweight airborne enclosure weighs less than four pounds and has a maximum power consumption of 86W, 40W typical.
INTEGRITY-178B is a time and memory partitioned operating system, certified to DO-178B Level A with full ARINC-653-1 compliance. Support for ARINC653-1 with its partitioning definition allows developers to deploy multiple applications on a single processor, at potentially multiple safety certification levels. That allows developers to reduce the number of onboard computers needed to support multiple software systems. The Platform for Avionics with INTEGRITY178B is certified for multiple languages, including: Ada, C and Embedded C++. Green Hills Software Santa Barbara, CA. (805) 965-6044.
of a new CMC Electronics Aircraft Management System product line. The product supports an all-glass cockpit anchored by two powerful CMC Electronics Integrated Avionics Computers that are fully qualified to commercial standards. The rugged mission system uses a PowerPC 7457 processor and will support multiple display functions.
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CPU Technology Gets Subcontract for Bradley Turent Drive PIB BAE Systems has awarded CPU Technology a follow on production subcontract for
CPU Technology Pleasanton, CA. [www.cputech.com].
(508) 647-7000. [www.mathworks.com]. SRC Computers Colorado Springs, CO. (719) 262-0213. [www.srccomputers.com].
CMC Selects Greenhills for Cockpit Avionics
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System vehicles.
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CMC Electronics has selected the Green Hills Platform for Avionics with the INTEGRITY-178B RTOS to support the development of integrated cockpit avionics solutions. The RTOS will be used in the development
Bradley Combat Systems vehicle Turret Drive Position Interface Box (PIB) control systems. The new PIB systems will be installed in remanufactured and upgraded Bradley A3 Vehicles at BAE Systems in York, Pennsylvania. CPU Tech began providing the Bradley Position Interface Box two years ago with a modern System on Chip (SoC)-based PIB that is smaller, lighter, more reliable and lower cost than earlier systems. The Bradley A3 (Figure 3) features an advanced digital architecture that integrates communications equipment, digital sensors, battle management systems, embedded diagnostic and training systems. Last June, BAE Systems was awarded a series of delivery orders and contract modifications worth $1.127 billion from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) to remanufacture and upgrade more than 500 Bradley Combat
Figure 3 Shown here are soldiers in a Bradley armored vehicle assigned to the Oregon Army National Guard’s Company C, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment. The A3 upgrade version of the Bradley features an advanced digital architecture that integrates communications equipment, digital sensors, battle management systems, embedded diagnostic and training systems.