Title :
Future manned systems advanced avionics study COTS for space
Author :
Sawamura, Bob ; Radke, Kathleen
Author_Institution :
Honeywell Syst. & Res. Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abstract :
COTS+ has been defined as commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products, ruggedized and militarized components, and COTS technology. The study cites the benefits of integrating COTS+ in space, postulates a COTS+ integration methodology, and develops requirements and an architecture to achieve integration. Developmental needs and concerns were identified throughout the study. A total COTS+ system concept consisting of COTS+ hardware, software, systems, architecture, and their requirements is described. The concept was implanted from the bottom up into conceptual space avionic architectures representing different future manned mission vehicles. The bottom-up integrations met with future manned mission top-down requirements that were also developed in the study. Compatibility differences were resolved by changes to mission/vehicle requirements, architecture, and/or COTS+ product/testing requirements
Keywords :
CAD; aerospace computer control; aerospace instrumentation; computer architecture; fault tolerant computing; military equipment; military systems; systems analysis; COTS+ integration; advanced avionics; architecture; bottom-up integrations; compatibility; fault tolerance; future manned mission vehicles; hardware; manned systems advanced avionics; militarized components; mission/vehicle requirements; product/testing requirements; software; space avionic architectures; top-down requirements; Aerospace electronics; Computer architecture; Costs; Government; Hardware; Military aircraft; NASA; Qualifications; Space missions; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1992. Proceedings., IEEE/AIAA 11th
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0820-4
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.1992.282108
