Systems integration of the 777 airplane information management system (AIMS)

Author

Witwer, Bob

Author_Institution

Air Transp. Syst., Honeywell Inc., Phoenix, AZ, USA

Volume

11

Issue

4

fYear

1996

fDate

4/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

17

Lastpage

21

Abstract

The systems integration of the 777 Airplane Information Management System (AIMS), both within the AIMS system and with the other systems on the airplane, represented the most complex system integration effort ever undertaken at Honeywell Air Transport Systems Division. The technological innovations in the AIMS design, coupled with an aggressive program schedule were major factors in the AIMS challenge. Honeywell and Boeing had to work closely together to complete the design and development of AIMS in a time frame that supported the 777 Early ETOPS goal. With teams from the two companies working as one unit, redundant activities were eliminated, technical and program problems were identified and solved rapidly, and schedule time was saved by both teams helping with tasks that were traditionally considered to be the other team´s job

Keywords

aircraft computers; computer architecture; management information systems; 777 airplane information management system; AIMS; Boeing; Honeywell Air Transport Systems Division; complex system integration; integrated modular avionics; schedule time; systems integration; Aerospace electronics; Airplanes; Application software; Certification; Control systems; Information management; Lighting control; Power supplies; Sensor systems; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8985

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/62.490219

Filename

490219