Functions of Mission Computer

•The Mission Computer (MC) is the main Central Computer that shall
perform Integrated Navigation and Attack task with the help of
various Systems in the DARIN-II System of NAVWASS Jaguar
Upgrade Programme.

•The Mission Computer shall receive inputs such as altitude, angle of

attack, air pressure, temperature, direction, position, velocity etc.
from various sensors/units process these inputs for the navigation and
attack computations and perform decisions and send these
information and decisions to displays and output devices to advice
action to the Pilot and for Recording.
 Main Units/Systems of DARIN-II
1. Mission Computer (quantity two)
System15. Identification Friend or Foe (IFF)
2. Ring Laser Gyro Inertial Navigation 16. Auto Pilot
Global Positioning System (RLG-INGPS) 17. Laser Designation Pod (LDP)
3. Head Up Display (HUD)* & 18. Flight Data Recorder (FDR)
Up Front Control Panel (UFCP)* 19. Angle of Attack (AOA) Probe
4. Digital Map Generator (DMG) 20. Hand Controller (HC)*
5. Smart Multifunctional Display (SMD)* 21. Gyro Magnetic Compass (GMC)
6. Interface Unit (IFU) 22. Weapon Control Panel (WCP)*
7. Video Recording System (VRS) & and Weapon Control System (WCS)
HUD Camera 23. Inter Connection Unit (ICU)**
8. Data Transfer System (DTS)
9. Radio Altimeter (RADALT) * These units will be quantity two in the
Trainer Aircraft
10. Air Data Package (ADP)
11. Control Stick Top* ** Two different units in the Trainer
Aircraft
12. Standby Attitude Reference System*
13. Laser Ranger & Marked Target Seeker (LRMTS)
14. EW System (RWR, SPJ & CMDS)
 Functions of the Mission Computer

The Mission Computer shall perform following main functions in the DARIN-II
System in association with the other Units of the System:

 1553B Bus Controller

 •
Navigation computation and guidance
 Air Data Computation
 Weapons Computation for Air to Air and Air to Ground Attacks
 HUD Symbol Generation
 System Mode Management
 Failure Mode Management
 Control and Management of Interfacing Units
 Position Update
 Position Mark
 1553B Bus Controller
• Both the Mission Computers in the system can perform as Bus Controller named
as BC1 (MC1) and BC2 (MC2). They shall function as RT when not performing
as Bus Controller. In normal operation MC1 shall be the Bus Controller and
standby MC as RT. When the MC1 fails the standby MC shall take over as Bus
Controller. All other units on the 1553B bus are RTs and shall perform under the
command of Master Mission Computer
• Units on the 1553B bus in the DARIN-II System
1.Mission Computer (quantity two)
2.Ring Laser Gyro Inertial Navigation Global Positioning System (RLG-INGPS)
3.Digital Map Generator (DMG)
4.Smart Multifunctional Display (quantity two in Trainer)
5.Video Recording System (VRS)
6.Data Transfer System (DTS)
7.Radio Altimeter (RADALT)
8.Laser Ranger and Marked Target Seeker (LRMTS)
9.EW System (RWR, SPJ & CMDS)
10.Identification Friend or Foe (IFF)
11.Auto Pilot
12.Laser Designation Pod (LDP)
 Navigation Computation / Guidance
Air Data Computation
Navigation Computation and Guidance:

•In the normal (primary) navigation mode, INGPS provides the basic parameters
required for navigation.
•The Mission Computer based on the inputs from INGPS shall provide the
navigation guidance based on the Mission Planning Data.
• The Mission Computer shall store 9 Flight plans, 100 Waypoints, 100 Offsets and
50 Threats as a part of the Mission Data.

Air Data Computation:

•The Mission Computer shall process the analog inputs in the form of Static and
Dynamic pressures and total outside temperature from the Air Data Package and
computes Air Speeds, Air Density Ratio, Mach number, Pressure Altitude and
Static Temperature.
Weapon Computations for Air to Air &
Air to Ground Attacks

• The Mission Computer shall perform the necessary

weapon computations for ground targets and for aiming
guns and rockets.
• It shall provide on the HUD the mean of sighting,
appropriate to the weapon in use and method of attack.
• For bombs attack the sighting system shall provide
symbols, which assists the Pilot in locating the target, to
fly a correct path and to correct the system knowledge of
the target position relative to the aircraft.
• A suitable aiming mark shall be provided for gun and
rocket attacks.
 HUD Symbol Generation

• The Mission Computer shall be capable of generating

HUD symbology and depending on the selected mode the
appropriate HUD pages are generated which aid the Pilot
during Navigation and Attacks.
 System Mode Management
& Failure Mode Management
System Mode Management
F The following shall be system modes of operation:
• Primary
• Reversionary 1
• Reversionary 2
I The Primary mode all the functions of the system required for navigation and
weapon aiming shall be available without any deterioration. The system shall be
in primary mode when both or either of the MCs are serviceable and complete or
IN function of the INGPS is serviceable.
The system shall be in Reversionary 1 mode when IN function of the INGPS is
not available (i.e., IN has failed – GPS function available) and either of the MCs
or both MCs are available.
The system shall be in Reversionary 2 mode when both IN and GPS functions of
the INGPS are not available (INGPS has failed) and either of the MCs or both
MCs are available.
Failure Mode Management
In case of failure of some of the Sub-Systems such as UFCP, SMD, HUD, 1553B
Bus, ADP etc., it shall be possible to continue the Mission with degraded
performance.
 Control and Management of
Interfacing Units

• The Mission Computer shall control and manage all the

interfacing units such as UFCP, SMD, DMG, LRMTS,
INGPS, LDP, RADALT, IFF, EW system etc.
 Position Update
& Position Mark
Position Update
The Mission Computer shall carry out Position Updates to update the aircraft
computed position.
The following position updates shall be available:
• Position update through HUD (HUD FIX),
• Position update through UFCP (OVERFLY FIX)
• Position update through SMD (MAP FIX)
• Position update through POD (POD FIX)

Position Mark
The The Mission Computer shall carry out Mark Position procedure to store in the
MC memory, the co-ordinates Lat, Long and elevation of any over flown
ground position during normal navigation.
The stored position may then be used as a target or as a waypoint.
 Basic Controls and Displays in the
DARIN-II System
Following main displays and controls are available in the cockpit for the Pilot
operation which are interfaced to the Mission Computer and managed by it
1. HUD:
Head-Up display is an electronic and optical device for the display of information in
the pilot's forward field of view. The HUD is capable of displaying of raster video
input together with stroke symbology and operating in the entire aircraft flight
envelope. It presents the required data during day and night. Total Field of view
(TFOV) is 28o circular. There are around thirty HUD pages, which are displayed to
the Pilot based on the mode of operation. These HUD pages include display related
to Navigation, Take-off, Landing, Navigation Update, Air to Air attacks using Guns
(CCIL) & Missiles, Air to Ground attacks using bombs, rockets and guns in CCIP,
CCRP attack modes. These pages are generated by the Mission Computern in stroke
symbology based on the mode for display on the HUD. Some of the pages are
reproduced below for reference. The controls for the operation of HUD such as On/
Off, brightness and contrast etc are provided on the UFCP, which is mounted on the
HUD front.
Basic Navigation Page 1
CCIL PAGE - OPTION 1
2..
SMD
Smart Multifunctional Display unit is a Head Down Display and provide displays based on
the pilot selection. It has 23 Operation Selection Switches mounted on its front for selection of
system operations and entry of data in the system by the pilot. The display on the SMD are
provided from sources such as Digital Map Generator or Laser Designation Pod both in the form
of Video or generated by SMD itself.
Through SMD pilot can see different map formats generated by the DMG such as Aeronautical
Chart, Terrain Shading, Sun Angle Shading, Satellite photo Image and Perspective View. These
map images are superimposed with Navigation information corresponding to the Mission Planned
Data. Present Position is shown by the Aircraft symbol on the map. This aids the pilot to know
his present position on the map of the area in which he is flying and planned route. Information
related to Threats in the area along with their detection or lethality zones is also provided to avoid
these zones in the route. DMG also provides data sheets on the SMD for display. These data
sheets provide information for Pilot action. These data sheets can be selected by pilot or selected
automatically, whenever, any Warning Panel operates to attract Pilot intervention with the
corresponding data sheet for his actions.
Pilot can also select LDP images such as FLIR or CCD for display on the SMD for Navigation,
Update and Attacks.
SMD aids the pilot for entry of System operations related data such as Weapons configuration,
Aircraft parameters (total fuel, Bingo, Pressure altitude, temperature, GPW, R/W slope, AUW,
Drag Index, Engine type, Co-ordinates system selection etc.), INGPS Harmonization, Wing Span
data, Mission Planning (FPL, WP/OFS & THRT), LDP controls and IFF controls.
There are around 48 different Formats/ Sub-Formats on the SMD for display, selectable by the
Pilot, under the operation of OSSs. Some of the display Formats are reproduced below for
AERONAUTICAL CHART FORMAT
DISPLAY
1 2 3 4 5 6

MA NTH DCN A/C FPL LIT

P T X
MC1
23 Fail
DCL MC2TAS 7 IAS/M.No/GS
T XXX K
Fail179
22 
ZM1 ETA 8 TTG
21 
RAD 9 BARO
20

TRU 10 MAG
19

DTK 11 PTK
18 REC
XXXX Kg XXX
28.1
NM
◄ 500 ► DISP EW

17 16 15 14 13 12
 UFCP
3.Up Front Control Panel is a display and control unit.
•It is mounted on the HUD front and has 5x24 LCD matrix display and
push buttons switches for system mode selection and entry.
•UFCP also has switches for the control of HUD operation such as
brightness, contrast controls etc. There are around 72 pages for display
on UFCP. The display of these pages is either automatic based on mode
of system operation or selectable by the pilot for view/ entry of data
using switches on the panel. The UFCP layout and some of the pages are
reproduced below for reference.

OFX CCR AGG HAR TOSS  S

N N A LA IL G
I N
GN UFC
LAL TA T N N 1 12 25 57 72 2
L NL G BRT
N G E E0 70 77 74 40 01 1
E LV + 0 1 0 0 0 OFF
EE NNTT
CLOCK
R
S
UPD DIR MAN T
EXIT ENT REV
1 2 3
B
R
NAV SYS  SET T
DTK CLR 
PTK 4 5 6
TIME
FPL HUD
H
CNAV
WD/WS
* MARK
S
T
U 7 8 9 0 B
D Y
CONT
DAY RST VV
AUTO STK FXD
NIGHT RST+ STK VV+ FXD
 UFCP Top level Menu Page &UFCP
Wind Direction and Wind Display Page
UFCP Top level Menu Page
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
1 N A L N 4 N A V 7 F P L

2 S T H D G 5 D A T

3 S I M 6 S E T E N T

UFCP Wind Direction and Wind Display Page

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
L A T N 1 2 5 7 . 2 0 0
L N G E 0 7 7 4 0 . 5 0 0
E L V + 1 0 0 0 0 F
0
W D 3 5 0 W S 0 3 5 K
1 W P 0 3 E N T
UFCP Page Display during Close Nav
& UFCP WP Insertion/ Inspection
Page
UFCP Page Display during Close Nav

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
0
H M G 0 1 0 D I S 0 1 0 0 N

G S 0 0 0 K T T G 0 0 : 0 0 . 5
C G S 0 0 0 K E L Y 0 0 : 0 0
1 W P 0 1

UFCP WP Insertion/ Inspection Page

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
F P L 1 W P 0 1 M A H A R A J P U R
L A T N 1 2 5 7 . 2 0 0
L N G E 0 1 2 5 7 . 2 0 0 I P *
E L V + 1 0 0 2 0 T G T
P T A 0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0 A F E N T
 WCP, HC & Control Stick top
1. 4. WCP
Weapon Control Panel is the armament control panel available in the cockpit for pilot
selection. Through WCP pilot can select type of store and no of stores along with
spacing.

2. 5. HC
Hand Controller has switches and slew controls mounted on it. With the operation of
switches pilot changes the phase of operation, accept/ cancel the operation. Using
slew controls pilot perform fine-tuning of the system during attack and Nav update
modes.

3. 6. Control Stick Top

The Stick Top has push buttons, control switches, which enable the pilot to select
different functions related to navigation, attack.
 Front/ Rear Authority Switch
& Mission Computer Change Over
Switch
7. Front/ Rear Authority Switch
Front/ Rear authority switch is available only in the Trainer aircraft rear
cockpit. With the operation of this switch the authority of controls in the front
and rear cockpits is decided.
8. Mission Computer Change Over Switch
This is a three positions switch in the cockpit corresponding to positions MC1/
AUTO/ MC2.
• When switch position is MC1, the controller is MC1 and no change over takes
place in case MC1 fails.
• Similarly, when switch position is MC2, the controller is MC2 and no change
over takes place in case MC2 fails.
When switch position is AUTO, then by default MC1 is controller and in case
of failure of MC1 the changeover to MC2 is automatic. After change over, if
MC1 becomes serviceable then also MC2 will continue as controller.