FP7 SCARLETT IMG4 & SME meeting

Brussels, 16 January 2007

SCARLETT : FP7 Level 2 Project

SCARLETT = SCAlable & Reconfigurable ELectronics plaTforms and Tools Contact information at Thales :
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Bertrand Larrieu : [email protected] Jacques Sauzede : [email protected]

Targeted budget (total cost) : 50 M

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Targeted number of partners : 30 Starting date : jan-08; duration : 4 years

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SCARLETT : Objectives
Q To develop, evaluate and validate a new generation of scalable and reconfigurable on-board electronics platforms together with associated process and tools, which must : Be flexible and capable of being rapidly adapted to all aircraft types and all existing and new aircraft functions Increase the availability of these functions (including fault tolerance) and adapt to a strongly reduced development lead time Allow robust and safe configuration and reconfiguration management to enable benefits of new technologies, particularly COTS Structure the platforms and its development process to go towards a seamless technology migration

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SCARLETT : Overview
System Architectures - Aircraft Level

Architecture - Platform Level Platforms Elements

Platforms

CP1

CP2

RDC1 RDC2

RPC

Net

Openworld (COTS)

Middleware System services

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Applications Demonstration

Demonstrator

Demonstrator

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SCARLETT : Overview Evolution towards Scalability

Systems & Applications know how Functions & Applications

Extension of capabilities over the system

Middleware domain Aircraft environment & constraints IME Platform system System
Software Interface Description of platforms characteristics and behaviour

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Electronics industry HW Obsolescence

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API

Usage Domain

Platforms

SCARLETT : Deliverables
n Demonstration made for 3 aircraft system domains, selected for their specific constraints on the electronics platforms and for transversal platforms issues n System Domain
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Utilities: Landing Gear => Short Latency Cockpit: Communication / Navigation / Surveillance applications=> High Data Sharing Cabin: Cabin Pressure Control => IO Intensive System

n Platforms issues evaluation

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Platforms reconfiguration services & maintenance: => Avionics & Open world

Including associated Tools and Health monitoring for each domain Based on Large, Regional and Business jet aircraft requirements
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SCARLETT : Global structure

SCARLETT

Management

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Requirements Architectures & Process definition WP1

Platforms Simulators WP2

Development of Avionics & Open world solutions WP3

Platforms Demonstrators Integration WP4

Demonstrations on Platforms WP5

Exploitation Dissemination WP6

Aircraft level requirements WP1.1 Systems level requirements (incl new functions) WP1.2 Platforms level requirements WP1.3 Process and demonsrators definition WP1.4 Certification and Reconfiguration WP1.5 Standardisations

Processing Unit simulators WP2.1 Network and IO simulators WP2.2 API simulators WP2.3 Platforms simulators integration WP2.4

IMEplatform system and middleware WP3.1 Electronics solutions (CP, network) WP 3.2 Electronics solutions (RDC, RPC) WP3.3 Applications for demonstrations WP3.4 Process, Methods & Tools WP3.5 Interoperability & interchangeability solutions WP3.6

Integration at module level WP4.1 Integration at platform level WP4.2 Integration with existing modules WP4.3

Cockpit (CNS) system WP5.1 Cabin system WP5.2 Utilities system WP5.3 Extension usage of IME (simulators) WP5.4 Reconfiguration services & maintenance WP5.5

Performance assessment report WP6.1 Dissemination Plans WP6.2 Exploitation Plans WP6.3

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SCARLETT : Scope of work

n WP1 : Requirement architectures & process definition
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Requirement at aircraft level :

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System interoperability, platform perimeter (A/C systems) Definition of simulation Reconfiguration Scalability Requirement on platforms at A/C level Aircraft platform architecture validation For both Large, Regional and Business jet aircraft Enlarge IME perimeter Trade-off potential reconfigurability solutions for each A/C system System architecture and system requirement Applications requirement Requirement for platform reconfiguration services Requirement for platform and modules (CPM, RPC, RDC, PCM, Network) and components and networks For both Avionics and Open world

Requirement at system level :

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Requirement at platform level :

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SCARLETT : Scope of work

n WP1 : Requirement architectures & process definition (contd)
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Process & demonstrators definition

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Generic reconfigurable platform process definition Definition of simulators objective & content, and organization (schedule, actors, test plan) Definition of demonstrators objective & content, and organization (schedule, actors, test plan) Requirement on platform tools

Certification and Reconfiguration

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Analysis of all issues related to Certification and Reconfiguration mechanisms Analysis of issues relative to new COTS technologies

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Standardisations
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Standardisations of
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API configuration Reconfiguration mechanisms Others.

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SCARLETT : Scope of work

n WP2 : Platforms simulators
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Models and simulators for

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Processing unit Network and distributed IO, including RDC RPC (Remote Power Controller) API

Integration of the platforms simulators

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Instantiation of simulator for each domain

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SCARLETT : Scope of work

n WP3 : Development of Avionics & Open world solutions
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IME platform system and middleware

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Development of services
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Platform level services Module level services

Electronics solutions
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Development of key components : CP, RDC, RPC, Network* Adaptation of COTS technologies Development of applications for the demonstrations per domain Using process, methods and tools proposed in SCARLETT Configuration, debug and load process, method and tool set Definition of the key features associated to Interoperability & interchangeability of IME platforms components (including packaging)

Applications for demonstrations :

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Process, methods and tools

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Interoperability & interchangeability solutions

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* : minimize development of new communication busses to support reconfiguration capabilities

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SCARLETT : Scope of work

n WP4 : Platforms demonstrators integration
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Integration at module level

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Based of electronics solutions (WP3) Integration with components and platforms services at module level

Integration at platform level

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Integration of the different types of modules and platform services Validation of platforms services (incl. reconfiguration mechanisms)

Integration with existing modules

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Based on existing CPIOM / RDC modules Integration of platforms services associated to new module configuration

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SCARLETT : Scope of work

n WP5 : Demonstrations on platforms (simulators & demonstrators)
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Cockpit (CNS) system

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Integration of CNS applications on the platforms : simulator and demonstrator Evaluation of typical criteria (scalability, etc)

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Same for other domains : Cabin system and Utilities system Extension usage of IME
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Limited to simulators demonstration Using the simulators developed in WP2 to assess with representative applications : or the IME perimeter extension and/or the benefits of reconfiguration for these applications Only for selected applications

Reconfiguration services and maintenance

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Evaluation of reconfiguration mechanisms and all associated services

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At simulator level for reconfiguration services At evaluator level for avionics reconfiguration services

Evaluation of maintenance of the platform (health monitoring, detection, reporting)

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SCARLETT : Scope of work

n WP6 : Exploitation & dissemination
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Performance assessment report

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evaluation of the project results compared to initial objectives

Dissemination plan
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forum, website, publications

Exploitation plan
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definition of Intellectual Properties

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SCARLETT : Core team

Q Thales Q Airbus France Q Airbus Germany Q Airbus UK

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Q Diehl Aerospace Q Smiths Aerospace

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Technologies to be provided by SMEs

n n n n n n n n n n Reconfiguration mechanisms Fault tolerant, health management Diagnostics and prognostics on components Simulation and model for components : modules, API, network Middleware services development Tools and process Embedded systems COTS technologies and integration Software development of applications for demonstration

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Partners including SMEs

n SMEs not yet identified n Target : between 5 and 10 SMEs

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SCARLETT schedule
2006
November December January

2007
February March April

Draft proposal complete First Review Delivery of contributions to THALES From draft to final
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Gathering + English correction Final review Delivery final version Gathering + English correction

Modifications to address Reviewers points

Submission to the EC 3rd May

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