Program Management Plan for Fiscal Years 1981 through 1985. Volume I.
Abstract
The BASIC program was established to improve the Navy's transition process for emerging technologies from the concept stage through advanced development of the weapons systems platform and fleet use. The rapid advancement of technology to large scale integration (LSI) and very large scale integration (VLSI) of circuits has caused a revolution in application of digital techniques, size and weight reductions, and reliability. System architectures have advanced along with multiplex integration technology, which frees the system of mammoth cable bundles, connectors, and point-to-point wiring. Multiplexing, which provides the transfer of information over a data bus, allows systems to be integrated horizontally instead of vertically as in the past. In vertical integration, each communications or sensor system is hardwired from antenna to display. Horizontal integration permits integration of the major control and display functions while providing localized control to be distributed to the individual avionic systems. Control and communications between centralized and localized activities take place over the multiplex bus. Functions can now be distributed or integrated in the most efficient manner for system operation, reliability, survivability, and operator interface. The computer, which furnishes the computational and control support of an avionic system, is usually a single physical element (and a single point of failure).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA097211