GE Intelligent Platforms Unmanned Aerial Systems
Leadership in UAV technologies since the very beginning The concept of the unmanned aerial system (UAS), which consists of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as well as the ground control ecosystem that supports it, is revolutionizing the way military information is gathered and even how adversaries are engaged.
response must be rapid, and not only with the correct solution for today but also with a clear technology roadmap for phased platform upgrades and modernization. Of course, all of this must be accomplished at a winning cost level, with open systems architecture and within the guidelines of the acquisition reform directives. GE products helped to launch early UAV platforms, and we continue to develop products that will help advance UAS future operations.
Products GE specializes in the design of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) rugged components and custom subsystems. The use of ruggedized commercial components and subsystems affords state-of-the-art technologies at the lowest cost and fastest timeto-market. In addition, such products greatly mitigate program risks for the prime contractor.
As high-definition sensors become commonplace on UAVs, their increased bandwidth demands places significant processing overhead on traditional video tracking systems. The dedicated video architecture of the ADEPT5000 ensures that it can process the higher pixel densities, frame rates, and multiple targets with minimal latency. This makes the ADEPT5000 especially suited for closed-loop control applications.
Products Improved Ground Station Operation through Compression and Visualization ICS-8580 Signals from video sources may be seamlessly merged into a real-time, interactive 360-degree panoramic image on a single monitor or multiple monitors with our IPS5000 Image Processing System. The UAV operator is able to interact with the collected imagery through a range of interface options including touch screen, joystick and game-style controller.
To provide full application coverage and flexibility, the MAGIC1 offers state-of-the-art Intel and Freescale™ processors. System memory is made up of two banks of dual data rate SDRAM, with capacity up to 4 GBytes. Users have the choice of a dual channel GPU, with either the NVIDIA GT 240 GPU with 1 GByte of DDR3 memory, or an NVIDIA G73 GPU with 256 MBytes of GDDR3 SDRAM. Graphics memory is arranged in two banks and the GPU connects to the CPU through a dedicated 16-lane PCI Express™ link.
Products In addition, the XMCGA6’s video input capability allows integration of sensor data using RS170, NTSC or PAL video formats. IPN250 GE also provides high-performance graphics engines in form factors appropriate for UAV platforms. The SE2 Graphics Engine melds Intel Core 2 Duo processing technology with NVIDIA graphics processing capabilities in a single-slot, VXS-enabled single board computer (SBC).
24x 10GbE ports in a 6U OpenVPX form factor. One application for this high-density Ethernet switch would be the networking of GPGPUs with high-performance GPUs in CUDA clusters to process 300 MHz RADAR phased arrays. SWaP-Optimized Packaged Computers The exciting new COTS Rugged System (CRS) Control Computers enable UAS integrators to quickly achieve their platform goals while minimizing development risk.
Illustration to go here Situational Awareness A range of detection algorithms are built into the system to meet real-time situational requirements. Video from multiple cameras is merged into an interactive panorama view of an operational scenario. Integrated Subsystems Our integrated subsystems are on manned and unmanned aircraft, and ground and sea platforms. GE's expertise ranges from individual boards to fully integrated application subsystems for highly reliable mission and flight control systems.
Rugged Deployment Our rugged systems and modules for ground based platforms are designed to deliver high performance and reliability for the extreme conditions of field deployment from Arctic cold to Saharan heat and dust. Video Tracking/Mapping Superior target detection and tracking products, combined with image fusion and stabilization in the smallest ruggedized packages, provide the highest performance solutions.
The sky is the limit The UAS concept has more than proved its effectiveness in military and many other deployments around the world. There is no doubt that the presence of UAV platforms will continue to grow as military, security and emergency response forces continue to extoll the merits of platforms that can accomplish more with less manpower and risk while costing much less than manned aircraft.
Traditionally, the inputs from platformspecific sensors are either hardwired directly to the processor or transmitted over MIL-STD-1553 or ARINC-429 buses. GE’s new high-speed, determinist Ethernetbased technologies for AFDX/ARINC 664, and our continued support of ARINC 429 and MIL-STD-1553B along with higher speed MIL-STD-1553 protocols and MMSI ensure our commitment to leading avionics products.
Support GE takes considerable pride in its Program Management (PM) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) services. Both programs have been shown to reduce program risk from cradle to grave while also reducing costs both in development and deployment. 14 un m a n n ed aerial s y s tems de f ense.g e -ip.com /uas Our PM service rigorously strives to eliminate the many avenues of risk in UAV program development.
Our PM service also provides the documentation of risk management that contractors can provide to higher-tier contractors who want to know that systems will be delivered on time and exactly to spec. Effective PLM ensures that parts are available to service routine and emergency maintenance. A PLM program can also anticipate technology advances and thus allow for upgrades to embedded technology with a minimum of hardware or software disruption.
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