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5.4.4 Optimizing Distributed Software Architectures for Ground Based Weapon Systems
Author(s) -
LaCerte Yves
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2002.tb02542.x
Subject(s) - avionics , software , situation awareness , architecture , systems engineering , weapon system , engineering , software architecture , computer science , software system , software engineering , embedded system , operating system , aerospace engineering , art , physics , astronomy , visual arts
Modern ground based weapon systems depend heavily upon electronics and software for correct and safe operations. Many of these ground based weapon systems exhibit behaviors from very different domains: automobiles (e.g. engines and transmissions), aircraft avionics systems (e.g. sophisticated sensors and advanced situational awareness), and hard real‐time industrial controls (e.g. weapon loading equipment). This paper describes the fundamental approach to Crusader's software architecture and through specific examples, demonstrates that the Crusader software architecture is highly adaptable, provides a firm technical foundation for evolutionary growth, and is capable of supporting a family of ground based weapon systems.