A tool for architecture trades and optimization for air and space based avionic systems

Author

Patel, Minesh I. ; Wren, Bill ; Wijesekera, Duminda

Author_Institution

Honeywell Inc., Clearwater, FL, USA

Volume

1/17 pp. vol.1

fYear

1999

fDate

36465

Abstract

Future embedded avionics processing for high performance and commercial/DoD systems require a low cost computing solution that is real-time and fault tolerant. The study and selection of system candidates are a complex task requiring many design iterations. Moreover, optimally mapping the multitudes of application functions onto such systems cannot efficiently be done by hand. This paper describes the Architecture Trades and Optimization Tool (AToT). AToT allows an engineer to perform architecture trades for a target application and suggests a mapping for the application onto the selected hardware. To illustrate the cost benefit and usability of AToT, a study describing the development of an application mapped to Credit Card Avionics (CCA) display processing nodes is presented

Keywords

aerospace computing; avionics; cost-benefit analysis; digital simulation; fault tolerant computing; genetic algorithms; real-time systems; space vehicle electronics; AToT tool; SAGE integrated tool suite; air based avionic systems; architecture optimization; architecture trades; cost benefit; credit card avionics display processing nodes; embedded avionics processing; fault tolerant computing; genetic algorithm; low cost computing solution; mapping; real-time computing; selected hardware; space based avionic systems; target application; Aerospace electronics; Computer architecture; Costs; Credit cards; Embedded computing; Fault tolerant systems; Hardware; High performance computing; Real time systems; Usability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1999. Proceedings. 18th

Conference_Location

St Louis, MO

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5749-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.1999.863681

Filename

863681