by Joy Finnegan | Oct 17, 2023 | Innovation
The goal of product endurance testing is to subject manufactured products to real-world stress and ultimately to achieve service life certification. In these long-term applications, engineers require both data acquisition and control capabilities.
The Delphin ProfiMessage devices are ideal for multi-channel test applications, providing stand-alone operation managed by an on-board processor, and up to 16 GB of memory for data storage. These systems feature data acquisition and control functions, network connectivity, support for standard communications protocols such as Modbus, CAN, and Profibus, and the capability to expand to over 100 analog and digital I/O channels.
Data Security And Monitoring
Delphin devices can continuously stream data to a PC and also record to internal memory, providing users with redundant data recording. This is especially useful for ensuring that there are no data gaps in lengthy testing applications in the event of a communications interruption or computer restart/failure.
Test failures can be immediately reported via email or via digital outputs for a local alarm. An integrated scheduler within the Delphin DataService software enables periodic data archiving to a backup device. Users can use Delphin’s ProfiSignal Software to configure measurements, monitor live data, create automated tests sequences, and evaluate historical data.
Product Test Application Features:
- Measurement, automation, and analysis functions in a single device
- Multiple test stands can be operated independently of one another
- Standalone operation independent of a PC
- Data security through redundant storage and automated backup
- Email/test message notification upon product test failures
by Joy Finnegan | Oct 13, 2023 | Innovation
thyssenkrupp Aerospace and The Boeing Company have signed a contract extension, continuing their partnership that has stood since 1998. Based on the agreement, thyssenkrupp Aerospace, part of thyssenkrupp Materials Services, the largest materials distributor and service provider in the western world, dedicated supply chain management services, supply raw materials, and offer value-added services
thyssenkrupp Aerospace works to ensure a secure supply to Boeing by leveraging its worldwide network. This includes operating multiple facilities across North America encompassing 167,200 m2 (1.8 million sq ft) that are entirely dedicated to providing raw material and value-added services to Boeing and its subcontractors in North America, Europe, and Asia. From these sites, thyssenkrupp Aerospace oversees the material management for Boeing for the supply of aluminum flat & extrusion products and titanium.
thyssenkrupp Aerospace manages a global control tower for Boeing’s materials supply chain, delivering solutions that go beyond the value-added services of a traditional materials distributor. thyssenkrupp Aerospace provides supply chain and materials optimization with a high focus on reducing risk, maximizing efficiency, managing, and delivering materials and parts exactly where and when they are needed. The company uses big data and advanced analytics to ensure material supply for Boeing amid global constraints and fast-changing economic and geopolitical conditions.
Patrick Marous, thyssenkrupp Aerospace CEO, said: “We have been working in close partnership with Boeing for more than 25 years and our relationship has demonstrated time and again to be effective at mitigating disruptions to the aerospace industry. This contract shows our continued commitment to providing long-term stability for Boeing’s supply chain.”
“We are delighted to continue this long-term partnership with thyssenkrupp Aerospace,” said Jeff Carpenter, senior director, Contracts & Category Management at Boeing. “With the dynamic nature of the aerospace industry, the flexibility inherent in this partnership supports our changing and evolving needs.”
The raw material for Boeing’s large network of subcontractors is managed by thyssenkrupp Aerospace, which allows for total demand aggregation, the ability to plan for ramp-ups and downs, reduced lead times, and other optimizations.
“As part of our strategic development ‘Materials as a Service’, we are continuously working on the expansion of our service business,” says Ilse Henne, chief transformation officer and member of the executive board of thyssenkrupp Materials Services. “The extension of the contract with Boeing shows us that we are addressing the needs of our customers with our tailored solutions.”
by Joy Finnegan | Oct 12, 2023 | MRO IT
Sabena Engineering has selected CrossConsense as main supplier to provide AMOS Support, AMOS Hosting and the migration of existing data into a new system. The aim of this new collaboration is to migrate the existing AMOS environment from Lufthansa Technik Maintenance International (LTMI) which Sabena acquired in December 2021, to a newly hosted environment.
“I am proud of our team at CrossConsense. Our consultants perform data migration projects including database splits or mergers,” said Axel Christ, managing director of CrossConsense. “Our AMOS supporters help our customer’s users if they get stuck. And our data engineers take care of all kinds of interfacing or reporting tasks. The whole team has years of aviation experience. Throughout the pandemic, we kept our team stable, and our customers well cared for. This demonstrates the value of a dedicated, professional AMOS support service. In the same way that we are recognized AMOS experts, Sabena is an experienced and well-renowned MRO provider. We are very proud of adding them to the diverse list of our customers.”
Nicolas Bertrand, AMOS project manager of Sabena Engineering said, “We selected CrossConsense because they were the only partner capable to cope with the scope of our demand, combining a wide range of services and expertise to support the initial migration, the setup of our new system and the associated hosting services. Thanks to the CrossConsense consultants and support team, we are on the way to make our AMOS instance the core system of our MRO organization.”
by Joy Finnegan | Oct 11, 2023 | Avionics
rimec Aviation, a certified FAA Part 145 Repair Station (#18TR248C) and Universal Avionics (UA) are completing the first Falcon 2000/EX aircraft Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) with UA’s InSight Flight Display System. The newly installed system replaces the Pro Line 4 and includes SBAS-Flight Management Systems, Universal’s Connectivity Ecosystem, and UniLink Communications Management system which supports RNP 0.3 instrument approaches and CPDLC, digital clearances, FANS 1A+, and ATN B1.
“We are proud of our Fort Worth technical team for making this possible and look forward to welcoming other Falcon 2000/EX operators looking for a solution for their aging and obsolete avionics,” said Mike Rabadi, Trimec Aviation president and CEO. “This upgrade will not only increase the value of their asset but improve operating efficiency, enhance pilot safety, and increase the aircraft’s available payload.”
John Holland, Trimec Aviation meneral manager, said, “It’s exciting to reach the final stage of this important STC for Falcon 2000/EX operators. The CDUs and FMS for the Pro Line 4 are irreplaceable and are no longer supported so this is a timely solution that Trimec is ready to provide. We look forward to talking with owners and operators of these Falcon’s at NBAA-BACE and invite them to see us at #N3431.”
“We are thrilled to deliver a modern, sustainable solution for the Falcon 2000/EX in partnership with Trimec Aviation,”said Dror Yahav, Universal Avionics CEO. “The InSight Display System has achieved certification on a variety of business jets, upgrading them to the latest available operational capabilities and significantly extending the aircraft’s longevity for years to come.”
Trimec Aviation was recognized as an Outstanding Dealer of the Year for 2022 by Universal Avionics and continues to build on its foundation as an innovative avionics solution provider with this new STC.
by Joy Finnegan | Oct 11, 2023 | Avionics
DDC-I and wolfSSL announced the availability of version 5.0 of the wolfSSL embedded SSL library, wolfCrypt cryptography library and certification kit, and wolfBoot secure boot loader for DDC-I’s Deos DO-178 safety-critical real-time operating system. The Deos RTOS equipped with DAL-A-certifiable wolfSSL, wolfCrypt and wolfBoot enables avionics developers to quickly add secure, encrypted, FIPS 140-2-certified data transport communications and secure boot loading to their avionics systems.
Deos provides a robust foundation for secure systems, its modularity, hard partitioning, denial of dynamic operations, integrity checks, and controlled interprocess communications making it the preferred environment for high assurance systems. The addition of wolfSSL, wolfCrypt, and wolfBoot provides the proper cryptographic underpinnings for secure data transport, boot and firmware upgrades. Together, Deos and the wolf suite bring trusted, military-grade security to connected avionics systems, making it ideal for not only military systems, but also urban air mobility and next generation commercial avionics systems.
“WolfSSL and Deos bring trusted, military-grade security to connected commercial and military aircraft,” said Bob Morris, President and CEO at DDC-I. “Advanced safety-critical features like time/space partitioning and the ability to support multiple isolated TCP/IP stacks make Deos an excellent platform for deploying avionics applications that utilize wolfSSL capabilities like secure boot, FIPS 140-2 crypto and secure TCP/IP technologies.”
“The integration of Deos should prove very attractive to avionics developers who require a secure, out-of-the-box, safety-critical solution that comes ready to certify, complete with DAL A evidence,” said Larry Stefonic, CEO and Founder at wolfSSL. “We have a very strong working relationship with DDC-I and have found Deos to be quite straightforward to work with. Together, I believe we offer our joint customers a world class platform that features best-in-class RTOS and security.”
The wolfSSL embedded SSL library is a lightweight, portable, C language-based SSL/TLS library that targets embedded and RTOS environments for connected applications such as avionics. Featuring FIPS 140-2 certified cryptography, the compact library supports industry standards up to TLS 1.3 and DTLS 1.2, is up to 20 times smaller than OpenSSL, offers a simple API, provides an OpenSSL compatibility layer, and includes OCSP and CRL support.
To facilitate DO-178C level A certification, the wolfCrypt certification kit provides traceable artifacts for the following encryption algorithms: SHA-256 message digest; AES encryption and decryption; RSA for signing and verifying messages; and chacha20_poly1305 for authenticated encryption and decryption. Any of the FIPS 140-2 validated crypto algorithms can be used in DO-178 mode for combined FIPS 140-2/DO 178 consumption.
wolfBoot is a portable secure bootloader that offers firmware authentication and firmware update mechanisms. Upon installing a verified update, wolfBoot creates a backup copy of the last firmware image known to work correctly. If the new version is not confirmed by the application, or if the image installed is somehow corrupted, the bootloader will restore the state of the system before the most recent update.
Deos is a safety-critical embedded RTOS that employs patented cache partitioning, memory pools, and safe scheduling to deliver higher CPU utilization than any other certifiable safety-critical COTS RTOS on multi-core processors. First certified to DO-178 DAL A in 1998, Deos provides certified conformant FACE OSS Safety Base and Safety Extended Profiles that feature hard real-time response, time and space partitioning, with support for Rate Monotonic, ARINC-653 and POSIX interfaces.
SafeMC technology extends Deos’ advanced capabilities to multiple cores, enabling developers of safety-critical systems to achieve best in class multi-core performance without compromising safety critical task response and guaranteed execution time. SafeMC employs a bound multiprocessing (BMP) extension of the symmetric multiprocessing architecture (SMP), safe scheduling, and cache partitioning to minimize cross-core contention and interference patterns that affect the performance, safety criticality and certifiability of multi-core systems. These features enable avionics systems developers to address issues that could impact the safety, performance and integrity of a software airborne system as specified by the Certification Authorities Software Team (CAST).
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