Avionics Overview
With economic growth rates projected to increase across all markets over the next 20 years, so too will air travel, and the need for safety and service innovations in commercial avionics. In this time we will see revitalized airline fleets with new technology such as NextGen Air Traffic Management systems, with improved efficiency and a strong commitment to environmental performance in new aircraft design. While aircraft manufacturers compete for breakthrough design innovations, they’ll need to work more closely with software vendors and device manufacturers to ensure the products and services they deliver continue to meet the highest level of safety and security guidelines.
A revolution in technological advancement is being realized in cockpit display systems for future commercial aircraft. ALT’s DO-178B OpenGL embedded graphics driver, one of the most popular in the market, delivers innovative 3D graphics technology to applications that require the strictest safety critical certifications. Deployed in a majority of today’s commercial aircraft, ALT’s OpenGL graphics drivers adhere to the open standards while ensuring both time and money saved for manufacturers; a key factor as they compete to achieve lower costs and higher utilization of their fleet.
Safety and Security
The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) are responsible for the safety of civil aviation in the U.S. Their mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aviation system in the world. To assure safety and reliability the FAA issues and enforces regulations and minimum standards covering manufacturing, operating, and maintaining aircraft that adhere to RTCA DO-178B guidelines for civil aircraft. ALT offers avionics companies DO-178B 2D/3D OpenGL products that are certifiable to the most stringent Level A.
Certifiable Commercial-off-the-shelf
In the avionics industry, software is viewed as a way to add value without adding weight, therefore the importance of embedded software in avionics systems is increasing. Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) real time operating systems (RTOSs) are now available in the market and are certifiable to DO-178B Level A. ALT’s teams of highly skilled software engineers are experienced at integrating the leading COTS RTOSs in the development of embedded 2D/3D DO-178B software products and solutions.