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Citation
(2006), "Panoramic cockpit display system", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 78 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2006.12778ead.007
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2006, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Panoramic cockpit display system
Panoramic cockpit display system
Keywords: Aircraft components, Defence sector
LynuxWorks Inc. recently announced that L-3 Communications Display Systems has chosen its LynxOS-178 Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) to power a portion of the Panoramic Cockpit Display subsystem for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. This display system delivers information for all the major functions of the F-35, including flight and sensor displays, communication, radio and navigation systems as well as an identification system which gives the pilot total situational awareness.
The key factors in L-3 Display System's choice of LynuxWorks' RTOS, which is DO-178B certifiable, were its adherence to open standards, its Linux compatibility, the interoperability benefits of a POSIX API and support for the ARINC-653 specification. In addition, LynuxWorks will deliver an embedded software product with a complete set of artifacts, along with world-class engineering services. Lastly, the LynxOS-178 RTOS was recently awarded the first reusable software component letter from the Federal Aviation Administration. This certification helps further reduce time- to-market and risk for customers utilizing LynuxWorks' RTOS.
“We chose LynuxWorks' operating system because the company offered a very complete RTOS and artifact package, along with support services and business models that were unmatched by other vendors” said Bob McGill, President of L-3 Displays Group. “In the military and defence market, we are required to work with stable vendors that have a solid and complete track record. And, with LynuxWorks, we were able to capitalise on their product's strengths and deliver a solution that will exceed our customers' expectations with respect to performance and safety”.
In an industry where safety, time and cost are essential factors, L-3 Display Systems is leveraging a series of product features and services from LynuxWorks' LynxOS-178, which includes an RTOS that is designed specifically to fulfil the stringent needs of multithread and multiprocess applications in safety- critical systems. Based on open standards, the LynxOS-178 RTOS provides security through virtual machine brick-wall partitions that make it impossible for system events in one partition of the RTOS to interfere with events in another. It is as if each partition were its own separate computer providing the highest levels of robustness.
Details available from: LynuxWorks, Inc., Tel: +1 408 979 4404, Email: klong@lnxw.com