Creative use of Ada in the A-10 control and display unit software

Author

Donna, James I.

Author_Institution

Draper Lab., Cambridge, MA, USA

fYear

1995

fDate

5-9 Nov 1995

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The Global Positioning System (GPS), the improved data modem (IDM), a data transfer system (DTS), and a new control and display unit (CDU) are being added to the avionics suite of the A-10 aircraft. The CDU software has been written in Ada. The CDU software design embodies many features and extensions of Ada real-time inter-task control and communication mechanisms. The design is object-oriented and makes extensive use of generic packages

Keywords

Ada; Global Positioning System; aircraft communication; aircraft computers; aircraft control; aircraft displays; avionics; modems; object-oriented methods; software engineering; A-10 aircraft; A-10 control; Ada; GPS; Global Positioning System; Kalman filter; avionics; communication mechanisms; control; data modem; data transfer system; display; display unit software; generic packages; object-oriented design; real-time inter-task control; software design; Aerospace control; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft; Communication system control; Control systems; Displays; Global Positioning System; Modems; Packaging; Software design;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1995., 14th DASC

Conference_Location

Cambridge, MA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3050-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.1995.482797

Filename

482797