GE Aviation Brings Advanced Avionics Computing to Unmanned Vehicles
April 30 2019 - 10:55AM
Business Wire
Rugged, secure, compact processing for autonomous systems
GE Aviation today introduced a new advanced avionics computer
specifically built for military and commercial unmanned vehicles.
This new computer provides an open architecture design that
integrates vehicle management and advanced mission processing into
a compact, lightweight design.
“Our customers have told us that they require an integrated
vehicle and mission processing solution that is secure, rugged, low
size, weight and power and capable of meeting the needs of
demanding autonomous platforms,” said Alan Caslavka, president of
Avionics for GE Aviation. “This new system hits it out of the park
in this regard and then builds from there in terms of bringing new
capabilities to the next generation of unmanned systems.”
This new system incorporates the processing power required for
mission functions such as sensor processing at the edge and hosting
autonomy enabling algorithms and then also embeds an inertial/GPS
package, software defined radio, datalink and an optional
solid-state storage device.
Caslavka added, “The new system incorporates diverse processing
that’s capable of performing safety critical and non-critical
functions while bringing a new level of security to legacy and
future platforms.”
The system integrates the functionality traditionally provided
by up to six separate electronic units into a single package which
drives out weight, power, and cost while meeting the security,
exportability, ruggedness and processing needs of our
customers.
GE’s advanced avionics computer has undergone flight testing and
is in use by a number of military and civil customers. The computer
incorporates a hardware and software open architecture approach
that offers flexibility and scalability. This design also provides
the capability to host GE, customer and third-party software
applications to maximize its versatility.
GE Aviation, an operating unit of GE (NYSE: GE), is a
world-leading provider of commercial and military jet engines,
avionics, digital solutions, and electrical power systems for
aircraft. GE is the world’s Digital Industrial Company,
transforming industry with software-defined machines and
solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. With
people, services, technology, and scale, GE delivers better
outcomes for customers by speaking the language of industry.
www.ge.com/aviation
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