SBIR-STTR Award

Reconfigurable Avionics Modeling & Simulation Station
Award last edited on: 10/17/02

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : AF
Total Award Amount
$847,401
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
AF97-136
Principal Investigator
Jerry F Shaw

Company Information

SCS Engineering Inc

23420 Hawthorne Boulevard Suite 240
Torrance, CA 90505
   (310) 373-4243
   webmaster@scsenginc.com
   www.scsenginc.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 33
County: Los Angeles

Phase I

Contract Number: F33615-97-C-1088
Start Date: 4/11/97    Completed: 1/11/98
Phase I year
1997
Phase I Amount
$98,749
The development of modern weapon systems require complex dynamic subsystems that must be coherently developed and integrated. The Reconfigurable Avionics Modeling & Simulation Station (RAMSS) provides the building blocks for developing models and simulations of complex subsystems and systems. Early system development requires a station that will allow core algorithm development and Interface Control Document (ICD) verification and development. This same station must support immersing the algorithms and ICD into a realtime dynamic environment. Integration problems found during flight test can be quite difficult and costly to isolate and repair, with RAMSS many traditional flight test scenarios can be "FLOWN" earlier in the integration process. RAMSS will allow dissimilar subsystem laboratories to communicate with each other. RAMSS will allow subsystem developers to send "virtual" or "soft" subsystems to user facilities for early system verification and integration. This will allow all participating organizations to work from a common algorithm and communications baseline.

Phase II

Contract Number: F33615-98-C-1226
Start Date: 3/2/98    Completed: 3/2/00
Phase II year
1998
Phase II Amount
$748,652
The development of modern weapon systems requires complex dynamic subsystems that must be coherently developed and integrated. The Reconfigurable Avionics Modeling & Simulation Station (RAMSS) provides the builidng blocks for developing models and simulations of complex subsystems and systems. Early system development requires a station that will allow core algorithm development and Interface Control Document (ICD) verification and development. This same station must support immersing the algorithms and ICD into a real-time dynamic environment. Integration problems found during flight test can be quite difficult and costly to isolate and repair, with RAMSS many traditional flight test scenarios can be "FLOWN" earlier in the integration process. RAMSS will allow dissimilar subsystem developers to send "virtual" or "soft" subsystems to user facilities for early system verification and integration. This will allow all participating organizations to work from a common algorithm and communications baseline.

Keywords:
DEVELOPMENT REAL-TIME SIMULATION VIRTUAL INTEGRATION MODELING SOFTWARE AVIONIC