Weapons system open architecture - using emerging open system architecture standards to enable innovative techniques for time critical target prosecution

Author

Corman, David ; Gossett, Jeanna

Author_Institution

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, MO, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

37165

Abstract

Describes a demonstration program - weapons system open architecture (WSOA) - funded jointly by AFRL, DARPA, and the Open Systems Joint Task Force. WSOA provides an open systems "bridge" between legacy embedded mission systems and off-board C3I sources and systems. This "bridge" is used to support Internet-like connectivity between command and attack nodes. The foundation of this bridge is the creation of a CORBA layer over Link 16. In addition, application of quality of service techniques and resource management technologies will ensure the timely exchange and processing of mission critical information by both attack and command nodes in even the most time sensitive situations

Keywords

command and control systems; distributed object management; military computing; open systems; weapons; AFRL; CORBA layer; DARPA; Internet-like connectivity; Link 16; Open Systems Joint Task Force; WSOA; attack nodes; command nodes; legacy embedded mission systems; mission critical information; off-board C3I sources; resource management technologies; time critical target prosecution; time sensitive situations; weapons system open architecture; Application software; Bandwidth; Collaborative software; Computer architecture; Open systems; Quality of service; Resource management; Software reusability; Vehicle dynamics; Weapons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems, 2001. DASC. 20th Conference

Conference_Location

Daytona Beach, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7034-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.2001.964258

Filename

964258