Flight Control Computers
The Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions rugged, conduction-cooled, network centric flight control and management computer is designed to operate in a rugged UAV environment and provides a total flight control solution backed by substantial technical maturity and heritage. The flexible and open architecture of this flight control computer provides a future-proof and scalable platform to execute vehicle-tailored flight control law algorithms on Wind River VxWorks 6.x or ARINC 653 BSP. Curtiss-Wright's system solution is fully qualified to perform in rugged deployed environments.
Curtiss-Wright’s modular design & systems capabilities building blocks:
- Electronic / Embedded Systems
- COTS Cards including: Processor Cards, FPGA Processing, Networking Cards, Graphics, Data Recorders, and Storage solutions
- BSPs & Software Tools
- System design, engineering and integration (download the Engineering Capabilities datasheet to learn more.
- Program Services
- Support Services
- Key Features
- Applications
- Specifications
- Related Products
| System Design |
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| Chassis: | 1 ATR, 6U 11-slot, VME/VPX-based conduction-cooled solution |
| System Architecture: | VME/VPX-based open architecture design |
| System Processor: | High-performance 6U single board computers (SBCs) |
| I/O |
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| Operating System & BSP Support: | Wind River VxWorks 6.x and ARINC 653 BSP |
| Power: | 28 VDC MIL-STD-704E power input |
| Power Consumption: | ~ 150W full configuration; 100W typical |
| Dimensions: | 13.87 x 8.1 x 11.59” (352.3 x 205.74 x 294.39 mm) |
| Weight: | 35 lb (15.88 kg) |
| MTBF: | depending on configuration |
| Flight Hours: | Over 20,000 |
- Network Centric Warfare (NCW)
- Electronic Warfare (EW), electronic surveillance, electronic support measures
- UAV flight control and management
- Vehicle Management Computer (VMC)
- Integrated Mission Management Computer (IMMC)
- Real-time flight critical applications
- Avionics bus control
- Unmanned ground vehicle control
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Flight Control Computers
Curtiss-Wright rugged, conduction-cooled, network-centric flight control & management computer is designed to operate in a rugged UAV environment.
