Embedded Computing

 

Speed Time to Market with COTS Technology

As a technology leader in providing open architecture COTS products to a range of deployable applications, including mission computing, signal, sensor and data processors, and data storage systems, Curtiss-Wright’s rugged solutions allow customers to speed time to market and minimize system integration challenges.

With solutions deployed on hundreds of defense and aerospace programs worldwide, Curtiss-Wright supports products throughout the long lifecycle of deployed programs in airborne, naval, ground, industrial, and space markets. Technology stability, application predictability, and long-term availability are essential for deployed mission-critical systems that have in-service life that long exceeds normal volume production periods. To meet these marketplace demands, Curtiss-Wright provides Total LifeCycle Management services that safeguard programs and mitigate the challenges of leveraging COTS technology.

Open Standards

Curtiss-Wright is a leading contributor to defining and advancing key industry open standards, including The Open Group Sensor Open Systems Architecture™ (SOSA) Technical Standard, CMOSS, FACE, VICTORY, OpenVPX, VPX, VME, XMC, and FMC. These standards serve as the foundation for Modular Open System Approach (MOSA) acquisition and design strategies. They also define many of the hardware and software features that minimize size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) for deployed systems while increasing interoperability, maintainability, reusability, and scalability.

The proven processes, technologies, and intellectual property that we have developed in delivering COTS open standards solutions provide customers with significant cost, lead time, and supportability advantages. These same proven technologies become part of our valuable IP library of assets for our customers, enabling the rapid creation of customized and point-design solutions when needed.

High-Speed Fabrics

As the complexity of data processing for defense and aerospace applications increases, system designers must adapt to the latest proven technologies to deliver faster processing and information sharing. To address this challenge, many of our next-generation embedded computing cards will feature Fabric100™ connectivity. Fabric100 is a complete end-to-end ecosystem of high-speed rugged OpenVPX components designed to deliver uncompromised 100 Gbps data processing and information sharing across the platform. Fabric100 boards are built upon and are compatible with our proven Fabric40™ (40 GbE) and earlier technologies.

Trusted and Secure

Curtiss-Wright’s approach to embedded security deploys defense-in-depth and defense-in-breadth strategies to leverage the powerful security features inherent in commercial components with additionally added defense-grade security technologies. Our TrustedCOTS™ framework fully enables the security capabilities of commercial hardware and software technologies to protect applications and data from compromise. Additional software capabilities can be added for data-in-transit encryption and to establish security firewalls. This robust security approach aligns with risk management frameworks, cyber requirements, and secure boot standards, making it suitable for global deployments.

Solutions Aligned with MOSA Standards

Processor Cards
Processor Cards
Equip systems with ready to deploy processing solutions ranging from low-power general purpose SBCs to the highest performance DSP cards based on open industry standards.
I/O Cards
I/O Cards
Simplify the integration of legacy I/O interfaces for 3U or 6U VPX system.
FPGA/Sensor Processing
FPGA/Sensor Processing
Enhance front-end sensor processing with 3U VPX, 6U VPX, and XMC FPGA & Adaptive SoC cards.
GPU, Graphics & Video Cards
GPU, Graphics & Video Cards
Bring high-performance graphics processing and accelerated AI/ML machine learning capabilities to 3U and 6U VPX systems.
Fabric100 Connectivity
Fabric100 Connectivity
These OpenVPX solutions enables integrators to take advantage of the latest 100 Gigabit Ethernet technology in a proven, reliable way while minimizing integration cost and risk.
Safety-Certifiable COTS
Safety-Certifiable COTS
Reduce safety certification risk, speed their time to market, and reduce costs associated with certifying systems with rugged safety-certifiable COTS cards.
Networking Cards
Networking Cards
Connectivity solutions featuring PCIe and Ethernet technologies to connect cards and system, enabling the sharing of data at the highest possible speeds and lowest latencies.
Storage Blade Cards
Storage Blade Cards
VPX & XMC SATA and NVMe storage cards protect data & speed VPX system development.
A-PNT
A-PNT
Simplify the integration of complementary positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) sources with A-PNT processing and distribution solutions.

Embedded Computing Capabilities & Services

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Fabric100 Connectivity

Delivers uncompromised 100 Gbps data processing and information sharing across the platform.

Modified COTS (MCOTS)

Enables the customer to gain a competitive advantage and address unique development requirements.

Total LifeCycle Management
Total LifeCycle Management

Reduce the risk of component obsolescence and increase program stability to mitigate financial risk.

Program Management

Designed to ensure the success of your system integration and ModifiedCOTS needs.

Trusted and Secure Computing

Enables commercial hardware and software security technologies to protect applications and data from compromise.

DO-254/DO-178 Safety-Certifiable

Comply with AC/AMC 20-152A standards to meet Design Assurance Levels (DAL) up to and including DAL-A.

Ruggedization and Reliability

Designing electronics for reliability and ruggedized to withstand temperature, shock, vibration, and environmental hazards.

System Integration

With decades of experience designing systems, our system architects work with you to define a solution for your program requirements.