Common Airborne Instrumentation System; A Fresh Look

Abstract

The U.S. Government originally funded the development of the Common Airborne Instrumentation System (CAIS) to address industry-wide compatibility, maintenance, and commonality issues. Although initially targeted for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) programs, CAIS is also being used throughout the world in many commercial applications. This paper provides a fresh look at the evolution of the CAIS concept starting with some historical background of the CAIS Program, an overview of the CAIS System Architecture and recent trends in the use of 'Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS)' products and technology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA392006

Entities

People

  • Thomas Grace

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Airborne
  • Aircrafts
  • Commonality
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Data Acquisition
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineers
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Modulation
  • Software Development
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Business Analytics
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.