COTS products and open-architecture solutions for mission computing, signal processing, graphics, communication fabrics, system and sensing I/O, and data storage.

Curtiss-Wright has experience on a wide variety of platforms and missions using the same COTS equipment in both development and operational applications.

An overview of Aerospace Instrumentation Space COTS products and their use in the development and operational flight for Space programs and instrumentation applications.

Réaltra was awarded a contract to develop a launcher video telemetry system (LVTS) that will provide the onboard live video telemetry for a launcher that is anticipated to fly in 2021.

This case study describes how a space vehicle designer was able to rapidly implement a system to collect all of the data from onboard computers and accommodate late changes to requirements.

Sounding rockets can carry experiments to altitudes that are often unsuitable for balloons and satellites and are much more cost-efficient since they do not require expensive boosters or extended telemetry and tracking coverage.

This white paper discusses the need for, and challenge of, compact space COTS systems for modern space applications, in particular for small launcher applications.

Curtiss-Wright was recently challenged to provide a direct CameraLink interface to a Kintex-7 FPGA without the need for ChannelLink transceivers, thereby allowing an existing “generic” digital FPGA solution to be used. Read about the solution we developed.

NASA needed to develop a space launch system and a manned capsule to replace its previous vehicles and to meet future plans for deep space exploration, and land people on Mars. Read about the solution Curtiss-Wright developed here.

The use of COTS equipment for space applications is increasing in popularity, the risks posed by the space radiation environment need to be understood and mitigated. Download this white paper to learn more.