U. S. Navy Universal Locator Airborne Integrated Data System AN/AYQ-8(V)
Abstract
A prototype Universal Locator Airborne Integrated Data System (ULAIDS) has been developed by the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command under the Program Management of NAVAIRTESTCEN. The ULAIDS was designed to monitor, record, and display up to 400 aircraft sensor parameters, including aircrew radio and intercommunications audio. The ULAIDS is a distributed microcomputer system consisting of five smart multiplex terminals interconnected with dual MIL-STD-1553 multiplex data buses. It is universal and modular such that it can be expanded (or compressed) within the multiplex terminals and on the multiplex data bus and is adaptable to all aircraft type applications. The multiplex terminals can act as either distributed terminals using a dynamic bus allocation protocol or as remote terminals using a central computer command response protocol. The output terminals or subsystems consist of a maintenance recorder, a flight incident recorder (currently implemented in nonvolatile solid state), and a cathode ray tube display. A ground-based minicomputer system provides recorder playback and detailed maintenance/mishap/crash diagnostics/analysis. The ULAIDS is predicted to have high reliability, maintainability, efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA385697
Entities
People
- Daniel M. Watters
Organizations
- Naval Air Station Patuxent River