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1 International Conference on Integrated odular Avionics oscow IO 2012 Conference / 2012/09/25 This document is the property of Thales Group and may not be copied or communicated without written consent of Thales S.A. The EC FP7 R&D project SCARLETT

2 IO 2012 Conference / 2012/09/25 An introduction to Avionics Scarlett presentation Conclusion This document is the property of Thales Group and may not be copied or communicated without written consent of Thales S.A.

3 3 / Avionics? Aircraft = Structure + Engines +? Avionics Avionics: up to 30% of Aircraft total cost 3

4 4 / Avionics? Aircraft System Architecture: many highly cooperating systems Flight Control etc Fire Interior Oxygen Avionics Cockpit Hydraulics Landing Gears Breaking Steering ELEC FUEL DOORS Auxiliary Power Unit Power Plant ECS Avionics : Core System supporting overall aircraft operations 4

5 5 / Architecture trade-offs Federated architecture Dedicated computers for each system Extensive pt-2-pt wiring Integrated architecture Shared computers Less wiring Avionics community engaged the transition end of 1990 s

6 6 / Avionics Architecture evolution a short history FEDERATED ARCHITECTURE 1 FUNCTION = any LRUs A310 1 FUNCTION = 1 LRU A320/340 In 1970 s and 1980 s, 2 major trends: Increase of complexity Increase the number of equipments installed on aircraft Increase the number of wires to interconnect all equipments Higher level of requests and constraints Time to market (including management of obsolescence) Safety Performances aintenance costs

7 7 / Avionics Architecture evolution a short history FEDERATED ARCHITECTURE IA ARCHITECTURE odularity Integration 1 FUNCTION = any LRUs 1 FUNCTION = 1 LRU 1 FUNCTION = 1 LR any FUNCTIONS = 1 LR A310 A320/340 REGIONAL A380 A400 A350 Between 1990 s and 2000 s, a new step is reached: capability to integrate several applications inside a common unit B787 IA is identified as a concept permitting to Reduce the number of equipments installed on aircraft Reduce the number of types of equipments installed on aircraft Reduce the number of connexions Integration odularity and costs Simplicity IA = Integrated odular Avionics

8 8 / Avionics Architecture evolution a strong process odule Supplier Platform Supplier Application Supplier System Integrator Certification Authority Overview of RTCA/DO-297 Integrated odular Avionics (IA) Development Guidance and Certification Considerations Presented by: Jim Chelini (Verocel) and Leanna Rierson (Digital Safety Consulting) June 29, 2006 RT Developer Aircraft Certification is not only product quality insurance, but also deals with multi-actor development process enforcement

9 9 / IA first generation 30 years of architecture evolution to contribute To bring flexibility for first design or upgrades to reduce aircraft life cycle cost to improve maintainability Reduction of «SWaP» Size, Weight and Power consumption 40% cut maintenance costs Challenges Safety: prevent side effects ulti-role Organization and business model Certification costs Partitionning features Process and Role standardization Incremental certification IA first generation is flying what s next?

10 IO 2012 Conference / 2012/09/25 An introduction to Avionics Scarlett presentation Conclusion This document is the property of Thales Group and may not be copied or communicated without written consent of Thales S.A.

11 11 / SCARLETT consortium The consortium 39 Companies From 16 countries Complementary profiles Large Industrial Companies Public Research centers Industrial Research centers Universities SEs Broad range of expertise Airfamers odule / Platform suppliers Function suppliers odelisation Simulation

12 12 / Context 1/2 Order at EIS Aircrafts Orders at Entry In Service 06/12 Figure A320 NEO B737 AX B787 A350 XWB Very demanding ramp-up phases require huge improvements in system maturity at Entry Into Service Increasing the set of functions hosted by the IA platform reduces risk on maturity: the development effort for core electronics (HW / ) is communalised

13 13 / Context 2/2 A380 Next generation IA platform will need to provide more computing power and interface capability Volume / weight / power consumption constraints will remain

14 14 / IA1G IA 1G Incremental certification Toolset Toolset Toolset F1 C P I O Non- A664 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 C P I O C P I O Toolset C P I O Reduction of P/N with common processing modules several different types of IO modules Common Toolset for all application development At module level switch switch switch switch A664 Sharing of resources by several applications (HW, basic SW, avionics network) For a selected number of application

15 15 / From IA1G/IA1G+ to IA2G : SCARLETT Objectives Increase operational reliability Avoid unscheduled maintenance Reduce development cycle 1 Provide a scalable solution 2 Define minimal set of modules 3 Increase number of supported function 4 Develop new standards to support 2 nd generation IA 5 Provide associated process and toolset 6 Demonstrate fault tolerance -- and reconfiguration Scalability to various aircraft types Reduce cost of spare parts Reduce Set of Part Numbers Save weight, volume, power consumption

16 16 / IA2G improvements IA1G Is only used for selected applications Characterized by several types of processing odules because of Input / Output Does authorize better reuse and less Part Numbers but not re-configurability IA1G+ Performance upgrading to sustain more functions Upgrade Operating System with separation between Local and Global variable Generalization of Incremental Certification IA2G Will separate Input / Output from computing resource Will bring enhanced performance enabling a greater number of applications to be hosted on the same module Will provide specific platform services such as reconfiguration Will enable scalability

17 17 / SCALABILITY 1/2 Needs of various A/C types - weight / volume - power consumption - environmental conditions (thermal, vibration, etc) - Specific functions - Specific Input / Outputs requirements SCALABILITY = Capability of the architecture to be adapted to Set of Families (Regional / Large+small transport, bizjet) Family of A/C Single A/C IA 1G Large number and many types of applications IA 1G high performance applications - time critical applications - avionics server functions IA2G

18 18 / SCALABILITY 2/2 A664 IA2G architecture (Principles and building blocks) Platform level services Integrated Platform Toolset R E U R D C A/C type 1 A/C type 2 F F F F F Platform level services R E U R D C R D C R D C F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F Platform level services R E U R D C A664 A664 - All target A/C needs can be met by the IA2G architecture - Adaptation / development cost and lead time are reduced compared to existing standards

19 19 / Integrated toolset: a challenge for IA2G adoption Configuration aspects have increased a lot REPARTITION AND AOUNT OF CONFIGURATION EFFORT WITHOUT IA IA1G IA2G Design Development Integration Sum of efforts Thus, defining a standard for configuring each IA2G resources is a must to improve the overall effort required for configuring an aircraft.

20 20 / Reconfiguration: a mean to enhance operationnal availability F1 F3 F4 F5 F2 Platform level services F1 F3 F5 F4 F2 Platform level services F1 F3 F5 F4 Platform level services XF Resources 100% 50% Spare F5 F4 F3 F2 F1 Fx Fy high priority functions low priority functions Spare Not available F5 F4 F3 F2 F1 Not available Not available F5 F4 F3 F1 Operational level 100% 50% Optimized use of shared resources and graceful degradation Allow for reduction of unscheduled maintenance

21 21 / Scarlett achievements The steps completed in this first project are: Definition and validation of new IA2G platform architecture concepts Development of key basic components, like Core Processing odule or Remote Data Concentrator, and supporting tools Demonstration of key features: Platform reconfiguration capabilities Decentralized Input / Output IA new type of modules: Time Critical for Flight control Avionics server for crew and passengers SCARLETT provides the pillars for IA2G concept

22 IO 2012 Conference / 2012/09/25 An introduction to Avionics Scarlett presentation Conclusion This document is the property of Thales Group and may not be copied or communicated without written consent of Thales S.A.

23 23 / IA concept: what s next? FEDERATED ARCHITECTURE IA ARCHITECTURE Next generation design odularity Integration RDC Functions Server 1 FUNCTION = any LRUs 1 FUNCTION = 1 LRU 1 FUNCTION = 1 LR any FUNCTIONS = 1 LR any FUNCTIONS on many LR s (statically/dynamically) Imagine 2010 s 2020 s IA2G confirmation: need in scale demonstration Technology breakthroughs? Even more computing power? With even less Weight and Power? Passengers needs for connectivity Preparing IA2G next generation products

24 24 / IA concept: what s next? VDR/HFDL Cockpit Terminals Avionics Crew Station Servers TWLUs IFE Passenger Terminals IA1G Gatelink IA1G+ IA2G Enlarging IA2G to all Information domains

25 25 / IA2G way forward AIRBUS A350 FUTURE PROGRAS AIRBUS A400 SUKHOI SJ AIRBUS A380 IA2G IA1G NEVADA VICTORIA IA1G+ SCARLETT ASHLEY FUTURE STUDIES

26 26 / Contacts arc Gatti +33(0) marc-j.gatti@fr.thalesgroup.com Didier Hainaut +33(0) didier.hainaut@fr.thalesgroup.com Laurent Bardet +33(0) laurent.bardet@fr.thalesgroup.com

27 27 / Proprietary Notice This presentation includes THALES Avionics Proprietary Information and Background Intellectual Property Rights. This presentation, in whole or in part, is confidential and shall not be used or disclosed without THALES Avionics prior written authorization