Product category: Embedded Software and Operating Systems
News Release from: Green Hills Software | Subject: Integrity-178B
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 13 May 2003
RTOS approved in
collision avoidance system
The Federal Aviation Administration has completed another successful DO-178B certification for the Integrity-178B real-time operating system
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has completed another successful DO-178B certification for the Integrity-178B real-time operating system (RTOS). Integrity-178B is the first FAA certified commercial RTOS, with robust partitioning, that has been designed into a flight-critical system.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 13 May 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Safety-critical RTOS helps watch jet engines
The Integrity-178B real-time operating system has been chosen by the Digital System Sciences Group of Vibro-Meter for use on new engine vibration and health monitoring systems
RTOS to empower unmanned military aircraft
The Boeing Company has selected Green Hills Software's real-time operating system and software development tools for development and deployment of the X-45C Joint Unmanned Combat Air System
Aviation Communication and Surveillance Systems (ACSS), an L-3 Communications and Thales Company, is using Integrity-178B in its new T2CAS traffic and terrain collision avoidance system.
This successful FAA certification included the review and verification of Integrity-178B's ARINC-653 compliant partition scheduler that the ACSS T2CAS uses to provide space and temporal protection across multiple partitions.
The ACSS T2CAS also relies on additional Integrity-178B partitioning features in order to run multiple applications in separate partitions that operate at different levels of criticality.
Further reading
RTOS helps deploy spacecrew escape systems
Lockheed Martin Corp has selected the Integrity-178B RTOS for the vehicle management and control system on a novel unmanned crew escape demonstration test bed
RTOS to host open avionics system
Barco has selected the Integrity-178B real-time operating system for its new MOSArt avionics open system
Typically, avionics manufacturers configure multiple processors, each one assigned to run an application at a particular safety level and certified to that level.
Using Integrity-178B, only a single processor is required to support multiple levels of criticality with guarantees that no application can adversely affect the functionality or performance of another application.
This offers avionics manufacturers a significant cost reduction and simplifies system integration and test, increasing overall system reliability.
"We selected Integrity-178B because we required a commercially supported real-time operating system that met our T2CAS system requirement for operating multiple programs at different FAA criticality levels on a single PowerPC", said Jim Redmond, Engineering Manager of ACSS.
"Integrity-178B has enabled us to complete this project and secure FAA certification faster than if we had used other approaches we considered".
Traffic alert and collision avoidance systems (TCASs) enable all commercial and many private aircraft to safely avoid other aircraft by sensing the other aircraft's transponder signals.
T2CAS provides greater collision-avoidance capabilities than previously available in a single system, reducing pilot workload and making air travel safer in all-weather conditions.
The new system introduces a higher level of safety to all areas of aviation by increasing pilot awareness to potential terrain hazards and basing its alerts and avoidance manoeuvres on an aircraft's actual ability to climb at a given moment - not based on predetermined computations.
The growing list of customers who have selected T2CAS includes Aero California, Aeromexico, FedEx, Northwest Airlines, Mesaba Airlines, the US Customs Service and Virgin Express, as well as others to be announced shortly.
Request a free brochure from Green Hills Software....
• Green Hills Software: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Electronicstalk email newsletter
• NEW
• Electronicstalk Home Page
Related Business News
S2c Partners With Verific Design Automation...
...To Support Soc Design.
MontaVista Leads Industry in Mobile Linux Deployments and Revenue
MontaVista Software, Inc., the leading provider of Linux for intelligent devices and communications infrastructure, is also the leader in embedded Linux for mobile devices, according to a recent report from analyst firm Ventur
Performance Technologies Expands Exclusive Distribution Partnership with VSYSTEMS France
Le-bretonneux, France and MILTON KEYNES, U.K., May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Performance Technologies , a leading developer of communication platforms and systems, and VSYSTEMS France, a provider of high-end embedded computer systems, are pleased to
VirtualLogix Announces Japan Expansion
VirtualLogix, Inc., the Real-Time Virtualization company, today announced it has opened an office in Tokyo, Japan to meet the growing demand for its real-time virtualization solutions for the embedded electronics market.
Ni Labwindows(tm)/cvi And Measurement Studio Now...
...Compatible With Windows Vista. National Instruments today announced the release of the newest versions of LabWindows/CVI, the proven ANSI C integrated development environment, and Measurement Studio, a comprehensive suite of libraries and user interface controls for
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
