Practical Applications of Vehicle Control within the Distributed Processing Architecture

In the distributed processing environment the integration of dependent control structures must be designed to meet specific system and subsystem requirements. Moreover, globally integrating multiple time-critical control events into one system presents complications. This paper discusses the practical application of integrated vehicle controls using a MIL-STD 15538 data bus as its carrier medium. This application represents the first use of the MIL-STD 1553B data bus in a close combat vehicle scheduled for production, the M1A2 Main Battle Tank.